Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

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
Action shot of a drink spilling over its capacity.

DNA database could help predict your disease — then get you fired

By David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times | 10.14.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
In reference to Douglas Adam's sci-fi novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," an ambiguous device reads "Don't Panic" in bold, red letters. On the side, the text reads "Earth Mostly Harmless."

Advocacy group anecdotes present one-sided picture of genetic testing for breast cancer

By Mary Chris Jaklevic, Health News Review | 10.13.2016

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Bioethics
The sky with blue skies and a few white clouds. Subtly visible, there are floating dollar bill signs.

Science group seeks to guide Silicon Valley philanthropists

By Erika Check Hayden, Nature News | 10.13.2016

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Biopolitics
A translucent globe is surrounded by multiple lines between continents.

Three-person baby 'race' dangerous

By James Gallagher, BBC [citing CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 10.12.2016

CGS-authored

Civil Society
Microscopic sickle cells

CRISPR deployed to combat sickle-cell anaemia

By Heidi Ledford, Nature News | 10.12.2016

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Bioethics
graphic of a double helix

Designer and Discarded Genomes

By Ruha Benjamin, e-flux Architecture | 10.12.2016

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Human Rights
Vitruvian drawing sketch.

Writing the First Human Genome by 2026 Is Synthetic Biology’s Grand Challenge

By Jason Dorrier, Singularity Hub | 10.10.2016

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Human Genetic Modification
Microscopic image of an egg injected with sperm via in vitro fertilization method.

Some I.V.F. Experts Discourage Multiple Births

By Jane E. Brody, The New York Times | 10.10.2016

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Bioethics