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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3 Lessons From An Alarming Case Of Mistaken Cancer Gene Test Results And Surgery

By Elaine Schattner, Forbes | 10.29.2017

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Media Coverage
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She signed up to be a surrogate mother — and unwittingly gave her own child away

By Amy B. Wang, Washington Post | 10.28.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Microscopic image of IVF process

Just Say No to Editing Human Embryos for Reproduction

By Hille Haker, Leaps Magazine | 10.26.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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My ‘Orphan Disease’ Has Given Me a New Family

By Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, New York Times | 10.26.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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Six Months Later, Controversy Still Plagues the March for Science

By Ed Yong, The Atlantic | 10.25.2017

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Biopolitics
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Written Evidence: NHS Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry on Genomics and Genome Editing

By Center for Genetics and Society, National Health Service | 10.24.2017

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Genomics
A group of scientists dressed in lab coats and protective glasses and gloves, are huddled together at a desk, looking with deep interest as the central scientists holds a specimen.

Criticizing a Scientist’s Work Isn’t Bullying. It’s Science.

By Simine Vazire, Slate | 10.24.2017

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Bioethics
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Gene editing technology: Where should we draw the line?

By Françoise Baylis, Healthy Debate | 10.24.2017

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Human Genetic Modification