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
A mail-in kit, containing four long cotton swabs, placed in an envelope, with place holders for each cotton swab.

The dangers of mail-in genetic testing

By Daniel Munro, Maclean's | 06.05.2017

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Biotech & Pharma

Questions about CRISPR Accuracy

By Pete Shanks | 06.02.2017
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
A hammer is shown in the middle, with several nails attached to a wooden board. The nails are dented and bent.

Fixing genes won’t fix us

By Jim Kozubek, Boston Globe | 06.01.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
A pregnant woman of color sits at a bench and table, looking down. Behind her, there is a lake and a tree trunk.

3 ways to address the problems with IVF

By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

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U.S. Federal
Surrounded by a darkened vignette, a doctor stands looking down towards the camera against two overhead lights. It is as if the camera or viewer is undergoing surgery.

When pregnancy dreams become IVF nightmares

By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A person suited in bioharzard gear, examines a sample of corn in a field.

Next Generation of GMOs Escapes Regulation

By Ken Roseboro, EcoWatch | 06.01.2017

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Environmentalism

Peer Pressure: Lord Winston decries egg sharing in the UK

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 06.01.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
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Researchers Discover Hundreds of Unexpected Mutations from New Gene Editing Technology

By Jessica Wapner, Newsweek | 05.31.2017

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Human Genetic Modification