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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What’s the Longest Humans Can Live? 115 Years, New Study Says

By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 10.05.2016

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Stem Cells
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With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety "Brakes" For Gene Editing

By Alex Lash, Xconomy | 10.05.2016

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Eugenics
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Dramatic Twists Could Upend Patent Battle Over CRISPR Genome-Editing Method

By Jon Cohen, Science Magazine | 10.05.2016

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Biopolitics
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The Promise of Indigenous Epigenetics

By Emma Kowal, Discover Society | 10.04.2016

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Genomics
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Corporate Culture Has No Place in Academia

By Olof Hallonsten, Nature News | 10.03.2016

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Other Countries
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Words Matter: "Hired Womb" vs. "Birth Mother"

By Abby Lippman, Impact Ethics | 10.03.2016

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Biopolitics
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Sally Phillips: Do We Really Want a World without Down’s Syndrome?

By Viv Groskop, The Guardian | 10.01.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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UK Bioethicists Eye Designer Babies and CRISPR Cows

By Heidi Ledford, Nature News | 09.30.2016

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Human Rights