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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What DNA Testing Companies’ Terrifying Privacy Policies Actually Mean

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 10.18.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
An empty hospital room, with two beds and screens, separated by a curtain

Cascade of Costs Could Push New Gene Therapy Above $1 Million Per Patient

By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News | 10.17.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
A young woman of color with an intravenous line is dressed in a hospital gown, and lays on the hospital bed, looking over to a newborn child that is supported by a gloved hand against the back of their head.

If a woman freezes her eggs, will her future babies be normal?

By Erin Blakemore, Washington Post | 10.15.2017

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Biotech & Pharma

In Support of Canadian Feminist Voices

By Emily Galpern, Guest Contributor | 10.13.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
Six pills are in focus on a white table. A medicine bottle is blurred in the background.

An anarchist takes on the drug industry — by teaching patients to make their own meds

By Charles Piller, STAT | 10.12.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
Two male scientists wearing lab coats in a laboratory looking at an illuminated board, reading the genetic code in the DNA.

Putting crime scene DNA analysis on trial

By Lauren Kirschner, ProPublica | 10.11.2017

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Bioethics
Two young women, with protective eye wear and gloved hands, use plastic lab materials to look at a test tube filled with a pink liquid

Modifying Your Own Genes Is Just An Injection Away–If You’re Feeling Lucky

By Adele Peters, Fast Company | 10.10.2017

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Synthetic Biology
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Anti-doping agency to ban all gene editing in sport from 2018

By Michael Le Page, New Scientist | 10.09.2017

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Genomics