Technologies

White nationalists are flocking to genetic ancestry tests. Some don’t like what they find

By Eric Boodman, STAT | 08.16.2017

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It was a strange moment of triumph against racism: The gun-slinging white supremacist Craig Cobb, dressed up for daytime TV in a dark suit and red tie, hearing that his DNA testing revealed his ancestry to be only “86 percent...

Biopolitics

Sessions’ New Forensic Science Adviser Has a History of Opposing Pro-Science Reforms

By Pema Levy, Mother Jones | 08.10.2017

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Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of convictions based on flawed forensic evidence, scientists and lawyers are increasingly skeptical that culprits can be accurately identified by matching fingerprints, hair samples, bite marks, bullets, and tread marks...

U.S. Federal

Unmasking IVF 40 Years Later

By Pamela Tsigdinos and Miriam Zoll, Guest Contributors | 08.10.2017
Biopolitical Times

On July 25, 2018, Louise Brown, the world’s first baby born via in-vitro fertilization (IVF), will be celebrating her 40...

Assisted Reproduction

Factoring in the Rights of Children in Assisted Reproduction

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 08.10.2017
Biopolitical Times

Babies of Technology: Assisted Reproduction and the Rights of the Child, by Mary Ann Mason and Tom Ekman, 240...

Arts & Culture
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Gene Editing Might Mean My Brother Would’ve Never Existed

By Joel Michael Reynolds, Time | 08.09.2017

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Disability Rights
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A Gene Editing Breakthrough

By Marcy Darnovsky, NPR On Point [features Marcy Darnovksy] | 08.08.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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FDA Reprimands Fertility Doctor for Marketing Genetic Modification of Human Embryos

By Leah Lowthorp | 08.08.2017
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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A New Way to Reproduce

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 08.07.2017

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Stem Cells