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
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23andMe’s second act sits squarely in drug research and development

By Sarah Buhr, Tech Crunch | 09.09.2017

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Genomics
A cracked light bulb is tipped on its side,a weak current is visible causing a glow. The background has an eerie mix of black and white colors and shadow.

Biopower in the Era of Biotech

By Jim Kozubek, Los Angeles Review of Books [cites CGS] | 09.07.2017

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Biotech & Pharma

How the Planet Hospital Case Offers a Nuanced Glimpse into Transnational Surrogacy

By Kayla Tolentino | 09.06.2017
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction

What “Friends from College” Gets Right About IVF

By Jonathan Chernoguz | 09.06.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society

7 Questionable Claims in Reporting on Gene Editing Human Embryos

By Katie Hasson | 09.06.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
A gloved hand holds a DNA profile up to a light.

Study finds new way genome privacy can be breached

By Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union Tribune | 09.04.2017

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Genomics
On a desk lies a judge's wooden gavel, and two books.

Proove Biosciences, which sold dubious DNA tests to predict addiction risk, sells off assets as CEO departs amid criminal probe

By Charles Piller, STAT | 08.31.2017

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Genomics
A person's left hand grips a piece of paper, and their right hand holds a pencil positioned as if they are writing.

Two-thirds of Americans approve of editing human DNA to treat disease

By Alessandra Potenza, The Verge | 08.30.2017

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Human Genetic Modification