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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New policy to ban pregnancies with genetically modified embryos

By The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News | 04.28.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
A woman is attentively drawn to the smart phone she holds in her hands.

Will Google’s groundbreaking health study really do any good?

By Jessica Hamzelou, New Scientist | 04.28.2017

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Genomics
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Genes for Racists?

By Aaron Panofsky, Cultural Anthropology | 04.28.2017

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Genomics
A white woman is wrapped in Lottery scratchers, with a big smile.

Baby-Making by Lottery

By Gina Bellafante, New York Times | 04.27.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Emergency Hysterectomy for Teenage Victim of Illegal Egg Harvest

By Wang Lianzhang, Sixth Tone | 04.27.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
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Skepticism About Biotechnology Isn’t Anti-Science

By Tess Doezema, Slate | 04.26.2017

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U.S. Federal
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Under Fire, National Academies Toughen Conflict-of-Interest Policies

By Paul Basken , Chronicle of Higher Education | 04.25.2017

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U.S. Federal
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Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies

By Tracy Middleton, Women's Health magazine | 04.24.2017

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Genomics