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

"Scattered Seeds" makes the case for disclosure of sperm donors

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 08.30.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
An empty baby cradle, with a spinning mobile of bear toys hanging above.

We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR

By David M. Perry, The Nation | 08.29.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Microsopic image of fertilized egg.

A Closer Look at the Human Gene Editing Lab

By Karla Lant, Futurism [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.21.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Against a black background, golden numbers and tick marks suggesting a clock, spiral into the center.

Will CRISPR fears fade with familiarity?

By Patricia Stapleton, The Conversation | 08.21.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Microscopic image of sperm is injected directly into an egg

Exclusive: Inside The Lab Where Scientists Are Editing DNA In Human Embryos

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.18.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A cotton swab rests on a container.

White nationalists are flocking to genetic ancestry tests. Some don’t like what they find

By Eric Boodman, STAT | 08.16.2017

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Genomics
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How egg-freezing is keeping more women in the tech industry: The inside story

By Alison DeNisco, Tech Republic [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.15.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Spotlighted against a black shadowy background is a blue DNA model projected by an upside down shaped pyramid hologram

CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Embryo Research

By Brendan P. Foht, Foreign Affairs [cites CGS] | 08.14.2017

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Human Genetic Modification