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
A one-hundred dollar bill is cut into pieces on a cutting board. Below the bill is a kitchen knife.

Trump’s 2018 budget will squeeze civilian science agencies

By David Malakoff, Science | 02.27.2017

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Biopolitics
Five illustrated sperm cells "swim" toward the upper left corner.

Regulating the donor-conception industry in the US

By Wendy Kramer, BioNews | 02.27.2017

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U.S. Federal
A white infant stares directly, with blue eyes. The baby's mouth is slightly opened.

Editing Humans

By Marcy Darnovsky, Bioscience Technology | 02.27.2017

CGS-authored

Bioethics
Two youths--a male and female-- concentrate in a lab procedure. The male holds a pipette. The female holds the sample.

DIY Gene Editing: Fast, Cheap—and Worrisome

By Amy Dockser Marcus, Wall Street Journal | 02.26.2017

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Environmentalism
A baby, sitting inside of a crib, playfully looks to the side. One hand is holding a bar of the crib. Light pours out from a nearby window.

Surrogacy babies born in Cambodia stuck in limbo waiting for visas to leave for Australia

By Lindsay Murdoch, Sydney Morning Herald | 02.26.2017

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Other Countries

Opening the Door to Genetically Engineered Future Generations: How the NAS Report Ignores Widespread International Agreement

By Leah Lowthorp | 02.22.2017
Biopolitical Times
Global Governance
Double helix angled in the corner

Human Germline Genome Editing: An ‘Impressive’ Sleight of Hand?

By Francoise Baylis, Impact Ethics | 02.17.2017

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Bioethics
A test tube rack is filled with lab samples. A gloved hand picks up one container among them.

The Privacy Delusions Of Genetic Testing

By Peter Pitts, Forbes | 02.15.2017

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Biotech & Pharma