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
Stem cells in syringe being injected into knee

The FDA is going after stem cell clinics that peddle unproven treatments

By Max Levy, Vox | 01.13.2019

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Stem Cells
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He Jiankui’s Genetic Misadventure, Part 3: What Are the Major Ethical Issues?

By Jing-Bao Nie and Alexander T.M. Cheung, The Hastings Center | 01.10.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
A macro photo of human cells.

The Right to Design Babies? Human Rights and Bioethics

By Roberto Andorno and Alicia Ely Yamin, Open Global Rights | 01.08.2019

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Genomics
Person coming out of double helix DNA strand

Is Our Future Really Written in Our Genes?

By Kevin Mitchell, Scientific American | 01.07.2019

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Genetic Selection

Biopolitical News of 2018

By Pete Shanks | 01.06.2019
Biopolitical Times
Policies

A Dozen Notable 2018 Blog Posts

By Pete Shanks | 01.06.2019
Biopolitical Times
Biopolitics
Blue strand of double helix DNA on black background

It’s the End of the Gene As We Know It

By Ken Richardson, Nautilus | 01.03.2019

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Society
Two parents holding a baby

Baby DNA tests raise as many questions as answers

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post | 01.03.2019

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Genomics