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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When treating and researching infertility, let’s not forget the men

By Vardit Ravitsky and Sarah Kimmins, The Globe and Mail | 08.24.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
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Ancestry Tests Pose a Threat to Our Social Fabric

By John Edward Terrell, Sapiens | 08.23.2018

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Genomics
A bronze plaque describes the history of Shockley semiconductor lab

Mountain View Commemorates Lab of William Shockley, Acclaimed Physicist and Vocal Racist

By Sam Harnett, The California Report | 08.21.2018

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Biotech & Pharma
Illustration of a DNA strand inside a syringe

Officials remove special rules for gene therapy experiments

By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.15.2018

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Policies
A cradle and a rocking chair occupy a baby room painted pink.

Why Are So Many Parents Picking Their Baby’s Sex?

By Rebecca Gale, Dame [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.14.2018

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Genetic Selection
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DNA ancestry tests may look cheap. But your data is the price

By Adam Rutherford, The Guardian | 08.10.2018

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Society
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The Evolving State of Human Germline Editing

By Katie Hasson, GeneWatch | 08.06.2018

CGS-authored

Human Genetic Modification
Writing on genes

Podcast: Why We Need to Discuss Gene Editing and Ethics

By Jack Murtha, Healthcare Analytics News [with CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.03.2018

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Human Genetic Modification