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

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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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Goat testicles in men, human organs in pigs: the past and future of xenotransplantation

By Angela Chen, The Verge | 06.16.2017

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Animal Biotechnologies
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What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?

By Ed Young, The Atlantic | 06.16.2017

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Genomics
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This Rogue Doctor Wants to Charge Women $100,000 For an Illegal Fertility Treatment

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 06.16.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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State Panel Approves Police Use Of Controversial Familial DNA Records Searches

By Nathan Tempey, Gothamist | 06.16.2017

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Genomics
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Baby Genome Sequencing for Sale in China

By Antonio Regelado, MIT Technology Review | 06.15.2017

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Genomics
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Forget GMOs. The next big battle is over genetically ‘edited’ foods

By Caitlin Dewey, Washington Post | 06.13.2017

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Synthetic Biology
Microscopic photo of intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

The Fertility Doctor Trying to Commercialize Three-Parent Babies

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.13.2017

CGS-authored

Assisted Reproduction
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Can the Law Enforcement's DNA Database Tell Police your Medical Information?

By Francie Diep, Pacific Standard | 06.12.2017

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Genomics