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
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Supercharged crime-scene DNA analysis sparks privacy concerns

By Ewen Callaway, Nature | 10.11.2018

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Genomics

The Arts of Polling

By Pete Shanks | 10.10.2018
Biopolitical Times
U.S. Federal
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Genetics research 'biased towards studying white Europeans'

By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 10.08.2018

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Society
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Viruses Spread by Insects to Crops Sound Scary. The Military Calls It Food Security.

By Emily Baumgaertner | 10.04.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies

Students Create Online Resources about the US Eugenics Movement

By Audrey Kalman , Guest Contributor | 10.03.2018
Biopolitical Times
Eugenics
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Do Genes Really Determine Your Hobbies, Relationships, and Voting Habits?

By Catherine Bliss, Zocalo Public Square | 09.25.2018

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Society
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Your DNA Is Not Your Culture

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 09.25.2018

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Eugenics
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Genetic determinism rides again

By Nathaniel Comfort, Nature | 09.25.2018

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Biopolitics