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

Aggregated News

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

Aggregated News

Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
Gray scale image of a Frankenstein character.

Ancient Fables for the Neobiological Age

By Brian Bergstein, Neo.Life | 12.28.2017

Aggregated News

Arts & Culture
Inside of a 23andMe packaging spit kit. On the right of the box, there is text that outlines instructions on how to submit a DNA sample. On the left, there are tools.

The Present and Future Asymmetry of Consumer Genetic Testing

By Michael Schulson , Undark | 12.28.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
Grayscale photo of two women who are sitting next to each other, looking at each other's smartphones.

Fertility Testing Is Big Business—But Is It Really Helping You Get Pregnant?

By Elissa Strauss, Glamour Magazine [cites CGS' Fellow Gina Maranto] | 12.28.2017

CGS-authored

Assisted Reproduction
A patient looks through an eye doctor's instrument, which covers their face almost completely.

Is a 'Cure' for Blindness Worth $1 Million?

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 12.27.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
A person in a lab coat and gloved hands uses tongs to life up a bottle that has been stored in cryopreservation

A Woman Gave Birth From an Embryo Frozen for 24 Years

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 12.21.2017

Aggregated News

Media Coverage
An eight-cell embryo

Tasmanian sperm and egg register recommended to secure children's rights

By Henry Zwartz, ABC News | 12.20.2017

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
Close up of a mouse

Scientists Use Gene Editing To Prevent A Form Of Deafness In Mice

By Rob Stein, NPR | 12.20.2017

Aggregated News

Animal Biotechnologies
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stands behind a podium

FDA approves first gene therapy for an inherited disease

By Laurie McGinley, Washington Post | 12.19.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification