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
Frontal view of the White House is shown, with the lawn.

Obama Brought Silicon Valley to Washington

By Jenna Wortham, The New York Times | 10.25.2016

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Arts & Culture
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There Is No Leadership Gene

By Tracy Staedter, Seeker | 10.25.2016

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Bioethics
Scientist holds a transparent DNA profile, stained with purple markings.

The controversial DNA search that helped nab the 'Grim Sleeper' is winning over skeptics

By Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times | 10.25.2016

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Civil Society
Microscopic telomere

Mail-Order Tests Check Cells for Signs of Early Aging

By Melinda Beck, Wall Street Journal | 10.24.2016

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Genomics
Black and white image of the compass directions--North, East, South and West-- on the ground, with humans wearing shoes surrounding it.

CRISPR gene-editing controversy shows old ideas about East and West still prevail

By Calvin Wai-Loon Ho, Econtimes | 10.24.2016

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Media Coverage

Dangers of an Unscientific Policy Process: Why the UK’s legalization of “three-person babies” should not be the model for CRISPR

By Jessica Cussins, Biopolitical Times guest contributor | 10.24.2016
Biopolitical Times
Human Rights
A piggy bank is surrounded by one hundred dollar bills. A hand is extended to place a bill into the piggy bank.

The Cash Cow in 'Fertility' Medicine

By Pamela M Tsigdinos, Healthcare in America | 10.23.2016

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Assisted Reproduction
A puzzle of DNA is spotlighted, with a few puzzle pieces still missing.

The Perils and Promise of Edge Technologies

Human Genetic Modification