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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Are Altered Mosquitoes a Public Health Project, or a Business?

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 10.27.2016

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Human Rights
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Fruity with a hint of double helix: A startup claims to tailor wine to your DNA

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT News | 10.27.2016

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Genetic Selection

18 Years Later: First Update on Children Born Using 3-person IVF Precursor

By Leah Lowthorp, Biopolitical Times | 10.27.2016
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
The enormous AIDS memorial quilt is colorfully laid on the ground, with the Washington Monument standing in the background.

H.I.V. Arrived in the U.S. Long Before 'Patient Zero'

By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times | 10.26.2016

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Bioethics
A hand shows a sample collection tube from 23andMe kit.

23andMe Has Abandoned The Genetic Testing Tech Its Competition Is Banking On

By Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed | 10.26.2016

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Genomics

3-person IVF and Infertility: What Kind of Slippery Slope is This?

By Leah Lowthorp | 10.26.2016
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
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Cheerleading with an Agenda: How the Press Covers Science

By Yarden Katz, 3 AM Magazine | 10.25.2016

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Biopolitics
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Fatal experiments: a maverick surgeon strikes back

By Nell Frizzell, The Guardian | 10.25.2016

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Bioethics