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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Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, Algorithms Take Over

By Lauren Kirchner, ProPublica | 11.04.2016

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Genomics
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America’s ambivalence about race is seeping into science

By Taunya English, The Pulse, Newsworks | 11.04.2016

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Genetic Selection
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Germany's sperm bank plans leaked

By Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle | 11.03.2016

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Bioethics
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13 Urgent Science and Health Issues the Candidates Have Not Been Talking About

By C.U.N.Y. Graduate School of Journalism, Scientific American | 11.03.2016

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Human Genetic Modification
Illustration which displays the shape of Cambodia's borders, colored as if it their national flag. At the center, there is a red outlined temple.

Cambodia bans booming commercial surrogacy industry

By AFP, Channel News Asia | 11.03.2016

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Other Countries
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Genetic test costs taxpayers $500 million a year, with little to show for it

By Casey Ross, STAT News | 11.02.2016

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Bioethics
Food display of fruits, vegetables, nuts, breads, and meats.

"Personalized nutrition" isn’t going to solve our diet problems

By Julia Belluz, Vox | 11.02.2016

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Bioethics
Blue-stained molecular photo of DNA strands.

Genetics startup Genos wants to pay you for your DNA data

By Sarah Buhr, Tech Crunch | 11.01.2016

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Racial Justice