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

Scandals Waiting to Happen: Institutional Conflicts of Interest at California Stem Cell Agency

By Pete Shanks, Biopolitical Times | 09.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Stem Cells

Remembering Ruth Hubbard

By Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical Times | 09.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection

Victory: Eggs-for-Research Bill Dies in California Legislature

By Emily Galpern, Guest Contributor | 09.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Bird's eye view of test tube rack filled with test tubes.

FDA Warns Against Widely Used Ovarian Cancer Screening Test

By Sheila Kaplan, STAT | 09.07.2016

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Bioethics
Embryonic bodies.

Passing My Disability On to My Children

By Sheila Black, The New York Times | 09.07.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
An individual clasps hands over face, suggesting feelings of being overwhelmed or stressed.

Women Freeze Eggs to Gain Time to Find the Right Partners Study Finds

By Nicola Davis, The Guardian | 09.07.2016

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Biopolitics
A fire burns

The Perils of Planned Extinctions

By Claire Hope Cummings, Project Syndicate | 09.06.2016

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Environmentalism
Black and white pressure gauge reaches almost its maximum intensity.

Another Scathing Report Causes More Eminent Heads to Roll in the Macchiarini Scandal

By Gretchen Vogel, Science Magazine | 09.06.2016

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