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

Aggregated News

Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
Side view angle of the Senate side of the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions Fear Bias Under GOP Health Proposals

By Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News | 06.29.2017

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Genomics
Attorney General Jeff Sessions stands behind podium at a press conference. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly are looking towards him from the side.

Science organizations renew call for independent U.S. committee on forensics

By Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post | 06.29.2017

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U.S. Federal
A female scientist looks closely at a dye marker on agarose gel used to separate DNA

Who will pay for CRISPR?

By Jim Kozubek, STAT | 06.26.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Four transparent panels displaying letters "ATCG (representing DNA bases).

In healthy patients, genome sequencing raises alarms while offering few benefits

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 06.26.2017

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Genomics
A laboratory scientist, in goggles, and protective gear, holds a pipette and concentrates on placing a sample of liquid into a test tube.

DNA testing vital to obtaining just convictions

By Jim Petro, Cincinnati- USA Today Network | 06.19.2017

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Bioethics
An unused 23andMe kit, displayed with box open and containing specimen bag, cotton swab, and vile container.

Acceleration of the United States on-demand genetic testing industry

By Jessica Cussins, The Pharmaceutical Journal | 06.19.2017

CGS-authored

Genomics
Photo of Charpentier presenting, with a picture of microscopic cells in the background.

China sides with Emmanulle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna in CRISPR patent war

By Sarah Buhr, Tech Crunch | 06.19.2017

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Global Governance
Portrait photo of a Cambodian woman smiling, while sitting on the ground.

‘A factory to produce babies for sale’: surrogacy remains a lure for Cambodia’s poorest despite ban

By South China Morning Post | 06.18.2017

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Assisted Reproduction