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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Congress is a decade behind in overseeing DNA testing companies

By Stuart Leavenworth, The Sacramento Bee | 05.03.2018

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Technologies

Forensic DNA and the “Golden State Killer”

By Pete Shanks | 05.02.2018
Biopolitical Times
Policies
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Argument of paying for surrogacy, sperm and eggs based on misinformation

By Alana Cattapan and Françoise Baylis, The Star | 05.01.2018

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Other Countries
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Infertility through the ages – and how IVF changed the way we think about it

By Tracey Loughran, The Conversation | 05.01.2018

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Public Opinion
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Families of Children with Rare Diseases Fuel Gene Therapy Research

By The Scientist Staff, The Scientist | 05.01.2018

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Human Genetic Modification

French scientists call for stop to “fake news” about genetics and intelligence

By Leah Lowthorp | 05.01.2018
Biopolitical Times
Other Countries

International calls to model problematic UK mitochondrial replacement legislation

By Leah Lowthorp | 05.01.2018
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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Home DNA Kits: What Do They Tell You?

By Phil Rogers, Lisa Capitanini, and Courtney Copenhagen, NBC Chicago | 04.30.2018

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