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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Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose Use of I.V.F.

By Ruth Graham, The New York Times | 06.12.2024

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U.S. Federal
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Who’s Paying for Million-Dollar Gene Therapies?

By Karen Fischer, BioSpace | 06.12.2024

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U.S. Federal
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When there’s no commercial incentive to develop gene therapy – hospitals will try to fill the gap

By Claire Booth, The Conversation | 06.12.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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CAR-T therapy is considered a cure for some types of cancer. Penn researchers foundsignificant racial disparities in who has access

By Sarah Gantz, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 06.10.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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Gene editing's next big targets

By Alison Snyder, Axios | 06.06.2024

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Animal Biotechnologies
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AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear

By Marc Zimmer, The Conversation | 06.06.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors

By Natalie Krebs, NPR | 06.04.2024

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Policies
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Can money conquer death? How wealthy people are trying to live forever

By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times | 06.04.2024

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Society