Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

A New Book Offers an Introduction to the Ethical Dimensions of Germline Gene Editing

By Adam Hayden, Science | 09.30.2019

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With Altered Inheritance, bioethicist Françoise Baylis has authored a vivid call to action that “aims to bridge the divides between theory, science, politics, and practice.”
Human Genetic Modification

It’s Past Time to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization

By Emily Galpern | 09.25.2019
Biopolitical Times
Each passing year, more people die who would be eligible for reparations after involuntary sterilization in California.
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
4 open micro-centrifuge tubes being filled by pipet with DNA.

Home Genetic Tests May Be Riddled With Errors, And Companies Aren’t Keeping Track

By Anna Almendrala, Huffington Post | 04.03.2018

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Media Coverage
Arrow hitting target

A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr's Effects

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 04.02.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
Strand of yellow DNA with two wrenches unscrewing bolts on the DNA with the word "CRISPr" on it

THE CODE: The Code is a three-part video series investigating the roots of today’s most promising genetic technologies

By Text: Sharon Begley Video: Retro Report, STAT | 04.02.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
California Supreme Court building in San Francisco, CA

California Supreme Court Upholds the State's Problematic Arrestee DNA Collection Law

By Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation | 04.02.2018

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U.S. States
Neon outline of human head with brain highlighted

DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.02.2018

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Society

Gattaca at 20: Looking Back, Looking Ahead…

By Katie Hasson | 04.02.2018
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
2 small baby feet wrapped in a cream colored blanket

Raising Israel's Posthumously Conceived Children

By Nicola Abé, Spiegel Online | 03.28.2018

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Other Countries

A Bill to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization in California

By Emily Galpern | 03.28.2018
Biopolitical Times
U.S. States