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
Three empty hospital beds are shown in a dimly lit room.

Eugenics and the outer limits of good breeding

By Juliana Edelman, The Irish Times | 02.09.2017

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Other Countries
A lab scientist views a petri dish that is illuminated by a microscope light.

Could we one day make babies from only skin cells?

By Kelly Murray, CNN | 02.09.2017

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Bioethics
Two male scientists view a DNA sequence

Secrets of life in a spoonful of blood

By Claire Ainsworth, Nature | 02.07.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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California's stem cell program ponders a future of new challenges and old promises

By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 02.03.2017

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Biopolitics
Apples are displayed in a grocery market's produce stand.

Next-generation genetically modified foods need better regulation

By Dana Perls, STAT | 02.02.2017

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Biopolitics
Illustrated image of a human hand holding a pipette onto three test tubes. The pipette appears to be inserting an onion sample. The test tubes have arrows pointing to an incubator labeled "PCR." Together, this image suggests to be a Do-It-Yourself Kit.

The US Is Cracking Down On Rogue Genetic Engineers

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 01.31.2017

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Bioethics
Two generic passports are covered by a stamp block turned on its side.

Trump’s travel ban is already stopping scientific collaboration

By Chelsea Whyte, New Scientist | 01.31.2017

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Biopolitics
The belly of a pregnant woman lying down is featured. The photo is filtered in sepia tone.

Surrogacy is the latest reproductive rights debate at the Minnesota Capitol

By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune | 01.28.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights