Society

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

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

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
A pregnant woman lays with her stomach exposed on a hospital bed, and looks over to her side viewing a sonogram machine which displays a fetus.

Majority of French now favor allowing surrogate motherhood: poll

By Sarah White, Reuters | 01.03.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
Three stacks of coins are resting on top of paper that has small font. Blue and black pens are stacked between the coin piles.

Gene therapy for inherited blindness sets precedent: $850,000 price tag

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post | 01.03.2018

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Human Genetic Modification

A Dozen Excellent 2017 Blog Posts

By Pete Shanks | 01.03.2018
Biopolitical Times
Civil Society
Grayscale photo of a pregnant woman holding her stomach.

Wombs-for-rent: China's underground surrogacy market is booming

By Ruchira Sharma, International Business Times | 01.02.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
A microphone rests on a stand and is spotlighted, against a solid black background.

The Gene-Editing Conversation

By Matthew C. Nisbet, American Scientist | 01.01.2018

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Society
Someone in a laboratory wears gloves on their hands, as they place a test tube filled with liquid into a centrifuge machine. Other laboratory equipment surrounds the room.

Researchers Gather Health Data For 'All Of Us'

By Richard Harris, NPR | 12.31.2017

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U.S. Federal
Marcy presents in front of full of lecture hall full of students

CGS classroom visits in 2017

Human Rights
A triangular warning sign posted against a wooden post. The sign is yellow, with a figurine that is slipping on water.

Stem cell clinics for heart failure: buyer be wary

By Paul J. Hauptman, STAT News | 12.29.2017

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U.S. Federal