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
A dart on a dart board largely misses the bull's-eye target.

Genetic testing fumbles, revealing 'dark side' of precision medicine

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 10.31.2016

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Genomics
Mary Mallon, foreground, became known as Typhoid Mary and died after being quarantined for 23 years. (Wikimedia)

The Ethics of Hunting Down 'Patient Zero'

By Donald G. McNeil, Jr., The New York Times | 10.29.2016

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Bioethics
Colin Kaepernick dressed in 49'er uniform, is glancing to his right shoulder.

Colin Kaepernick’s 'I Know My Rights Camp' cements his status as a cultural superhero in the black community

By Shaun King, New York Daily News | 10.29.2016

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Civil Society
Landscape photo of green field and a blue sky with clouds.

Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops

By Danny Hakim, The New York Times | 10.29.2016

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Global Governance
George Church is the central subject of the photo, with book shelves in the background.

Synthetic human genome project releases its draft timeline

By Ike Swelitz, Stat News | 10.28.2016

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Synthetic Biology
8 illustrations of sperm cells meet in the middle of a surrounding circle of British flags. rolled up.

UK's national sperm bank stops recruiting donors

By Laura Lea, BBC | 10.27.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
Wine is poured over the top of a wine glass. Background is left unfocused with lights.

Fruity with a hint of double helix: A startup claims to tailor wine to your DNA

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT News | 10.27.2016

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Genetic Selection
Lamp post sign reads "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor's Center." On the building is a sign that is directed to the sun light. Its shadow reads: "Today's problems are solvable"

Are Altered Mosquitoes a Public Health Project, or a Business?

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 10.27.2016

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Human Rights