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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The ethics of creating GMO humans

By Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times | 08.03.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Two young girls face each other, and both appear to be using American Sign Language to communicate. They seem to be signing gum, candy, or apple.

Gene-editing tool raises questions about what is ‘disease’

By Rachel Kolb and Dakota McCoy, San Francisco Chronicle | 08.03.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Protesters hold a yellow sign that reads, "race to the bottom??"

Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind

By Craig Calhoun, The World Post | 08.03.2017

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Bioethics
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First human embryo editing experiment in U.S. ‘corrects’ gene for heart condition

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.02.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Microscopic image an oocyte

Scientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.02.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
A human oocyte is held by a glass holding pipette (left). A beveled glass pipette containing an immobilized ejaculated spermatozoon is inserted through the zona pellucida and deep into the oolemma, creating a deep furrow. Once the membrane of the oocyte is penetrated, the sperm is deposited therein.

Scientists Are Shocked About How Easy It Is To Tweak Genes In Human Embryos

By Dan Vergano and Tom Chivers, BuzzFeed [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.02.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A baby dressed in a shirt, diapers, and cap, floats mid-air.

A Future of Genetically Engineered Children Is Closer Than You’d Think

By Rowan Jacobsen, Mother Jones [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.01.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Grayscale image of an eight cell embryo

Gene Editing is Revolutionizing Medicine but Causing a Government Ethics Nightmare

By Jessica Firger, Newsweek | 08.01.2017

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Human Genetic Modification