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

Aggregated News

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

Aggregated News

Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
Two illustrated figures face each other, holding a white flag in conflict management.

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

By Jon Cohen, Science Magazine | 10.05.2016

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Biopolitics
A hand touches the surface of water, creating a ripple effect from the center.

The Promise of Indigenous Epigenetics

By Emma Kowal, Discover Society | 10.04.2016

Aggregated News

Genomics
A fountain pen lays on top of a paper with handwriting.

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

By Abby Lippman, Impact Ethics | 10.03.2016

Aggregated News

Biopolitics
Street sign that reads "Short Cut Road."

Corporate Culture Has No Place in Academia

By Olof Hallonsten, Nature News | 10.03.2016

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Other Countries
Doctor extracts blood from a patient.

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

By Viv Groskop, The Guardian | 10.01.2016

Aggregated News

Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
A clock with Roman numerals is surrounded by various clock gears.

UK Bioethicists Eye Designer Babies and CRISPR Cows

By Heidi Ledford, Nature News | 09.30.2016

Aggregated News

Human Rights
Black book titled "Eugenics"

This May Be The Most Horrible Thing That Donald Trump Believes

By Marina Fang & JM Rieger, The Huffington Post | 09.28.2016

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection
Black and white photo, in bird's eye view, displaying a spiral staircase.

Baby Born Using 'Three Parent' Technique, Doctors Say

By Maggie Fox, NBC News [citing CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 09.28.2016

CGS-authored

Biotech & Pharma