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
Planet earth levitates in human hands.

Four Steps Forward, One Leap Back on Global Governance of Synthetic Biology

By ETC Group, ETC Group | 12.19.2016

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Animal Biotechnologies
Illustrated image of four hands hoovering over a completed puzzle.

Gene-editing firms form patent alliance against Editas, Broad

By Max Stendahl, Boston Business Journal | 12.16.2016

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Bioethics
A crack of light pours into a barely opened door.

Babies made from three people approved in UK

By James Gallagher, BBC News | 12.15.2016

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Other Countries

We Launched a New Website! Surrogacy360

By Kiki Zeldes, Guest Contributor | 12.14.2016
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper stands at a podium as a speaker, with the Office of Director of National Intelligence symbol in the background.

Bioterrorism And Gene Editing: Can Crispr Tool Be Used As Biological Weapon In War?

By Himanshu Goenka, IB Times | 12.14.2016

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Genomics

Biopolitical News of 2016

By Pete Shanks, Leah Lowthorp and Marcy Darnovsky | 12.13.2016
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection

Slippery Slopes and Biological Curve Balls: Updates on 3-person IVF

By Leah Lowthorp, Biopolitical Times | 12.13.2016
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Scientist examines images of stem cells in a lab.

With 21st Century Cures Act, the Future of Regenerative Medicine Is “Inject and See”

By Megan Molten, Wired | 12.13.2016

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Other Countries