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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A baby with a disease gene or no baby at all: Genetic testing of embryos creates an ethical morass

By Andrew Joseph, STAT | 10.23.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A pregnant woman lays on a bed of blankets with her arm extended, as another woman with medical tools touches her arm.

India outlawed commercial surrogacy – clinics are finding loopholes

By Sharmila Rudrappa, The Conversation | 10.23.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
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California moves against unlicensed stem cell treatments — but is it doing enough?

By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 10.20.2017

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Stem Cells
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Using DNA to Sketch What Victims Look Like; Some Call It Science Fiction

By Ashley Southall, New York Times | 10.19.2017

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Genomics
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A Woman Went Blind After Stem Cells Were Injected in Her Eyes

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 10.19.2017

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Stem Cells
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Folklore, Gene Editing, and the Twittersphere: #CRISPRfacts and #Gattaca

Society
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Protecting Against AI’s Existential Threat

By Ilya Sutskever and Dario Amodei, Wall Street Journal | 10.18.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Bioethics Panels Open Door Slightly to Germline Gene Editing

By Jeff Lyon, JAMA | 10.18.2017

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Human Genetic Modification