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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War halts IVF treatment in Gaza as parents mourn ‘miracle’ children

By Aseel Mousa and Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian | 08.13.2024

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Other Countries
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The Power and Potential of Gene Tuning

By Fyodor Urnov, Time | 08.12.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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China’s ethics guidelines – A new era for human genome editing?

By Joy Zhang, BioNews | 08.12.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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I.V.F. Threats in Alabama Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos

By Azeen Ghorayshi and Sarah Kliff, The New York Times | 08.12.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Go West, Weird Man. The oddballs of the MAGA movement have nothing on Silicon Valley transhumanists.

By Émile P. Torres, Truthdig | 08.08.2024

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A "Post-Human" Future?
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Sickle cell disease in India: The quest for a cure

By Priyanka Runwal, Chemical and Engineering News | 08.05.2024

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Stem Cells
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid

By Gary Marcus, The Guardian | 08.03.2024

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Biotech & Pharma
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First settlement reached for forced sterilization plaintiff in Japan

By Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times | 07.31.2024

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