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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Her pregnant wife filed for divorce. The lawsuit changed who gets to be a parent in Pa.

By Zoe Greenberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 02.06.2024

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Policies
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‘Second age of eugenics’: Would you select an embryo for its chances of higher intelligence?

By Sienna Rodgers, The House | 02.05.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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‘Obviously ChatGPT’ — how reviewers accused me of scientific fraud

By E.M. Wolkovich, Nature | 02.05.2024

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Bioethics
DNA

It’s time to admit that genes are not the blueprint for life

By Denis Noble, Nature | 02.05.2024

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Society
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Texas Medicaid agrees to fully cover gene therapy for Afghan refugees’ infant

By Megan Molteni, STAT | 02.05.2024

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U.S. States
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How AI is quietly changing everyday life

By Olivia Olander, Mackenzie Wilkes, Katy O’Donnell, Daniel Payne, and Ruth Reader, Politico | 02.04.2024

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U.S. Federal
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‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point

By Robin McKie, The Guardian | 02.03.2024

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Bioethics
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip: what scientists think of first human trial

By Liam Drew, Nature | 02.02.2024

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Synthetic Biology