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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Controversial Human Embryo Editing: 5 Things to Know

By Rachael Rettner, LiveScience [citing CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 09.23.2016

CGS-authored

Biopolitics
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The Newly Found Innocence of Paolo Macchiarini

By Leonid Schneider, For Better Science | 09.23.2016

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Other Countries
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Can CRISPR–Cas9 Boost Intelligence?

By Jim Kozubek, Scientific American | 09.23.2016

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Biopolitics
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Are Swedish Designer Babies Coming Soon?

By Eric Niiler, Seeker | 09.23.2016

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Genomics
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Monsanto Licenses CRISPR Technology to Modify Crops — with Key Restrictions

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 09.22.2016

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Biopolitics
A matrix tunnel of big data and numbers

As Kuwait imposes world’s first DNA collection law, attorney tries to fight it

By Cyrus Farivar, ARS Technica | 09.22.2016

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Genomics
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Breaking Taboo, Swedish Scientist Seeks To Edit DNA Of Healthy Human Embryos

By Rob Stein, NPR [citing CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 09.22.2016

CGS-authored

Stem Cells
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The End of China’s One-Child Policy Has Put Huge Pressure on the Nation’s Sperm Banks

By Hannah Beech, Time | 09.21.2016

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Bioethics