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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Are we about to witness the most unequal societies in history?

By Yuval Noah Harari, The Guardian | 05.24.2017

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Biopolitics
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California's stem cell agency confronts uncertain future

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 05.23.2017

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Stem Cells
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Uterus Transplants are Reinforcing Patriarchal Notions of ‘Biological Motherhood’

By Sneha Banerjee & Sarojini Nadimpally, The Wire [India] | 05.20.2017

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Bioethics
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State forensic panel approves use of familial DNA to ID suspects

By Anthony M. DeStefano, Newsday | 05.19.2017

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Genomics
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Thanks to Genetic Testing, Everyone Could Soon Have a Pre-Existing Condition

By Maryam Zaringhalam, Slate | 05.18.2017

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Biopolitics
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Human Genome Editing: Who Gets to Decide?

By Dietram A. Scheufele and David Beier, Scientific American | 05.18.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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First In Vivo Human Genome Editing to Be Tested in New Clinical Trial

By Abby Olena, The Scientist | 05.18.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Technosplit: The Bifurcation of Humanity

By Jeremy Lent, Alternet | 05.17.2017

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Human Genetic Modification