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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US FDA’s Confidence In Gene Editing Safety Growing Enough That Regulatory Bar May Be Lowered

By Derrick Gingery, Pink Sheet | 11.01.2023

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Genomics
sickle cell

Panel Says That Innovative Sickle Cell Cure Is Safe Enough for Patients

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 10.31.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
pig in a bucket

Second Maryland Man to Receive an Altered Pig’s Heart Has Died

By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 10.31.2023

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Animal Biotechnologies
HIV t-cell

Can gene editing drive out HIV and hepatitis viruses from inside cells?

By Cormac Sheridan, Nature Biotechnology | 10.30.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
5 babies in a row

Ces Américains en croisade pour faire le plus d’enfants possible, et sauver l’humanité

By Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières, Le Monde [cites CGS’ Katie Hasson] | 10.29.2023

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Bioethics
genes

Engineering CRISPR Cures: An Interview with Fyodor Urnov

By Jonathan D. Grinstein, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News | 10.27.2023

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Genetic Selection
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What If Men Could Make Their Own Egg Cells?

By Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 10.27.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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From a Fledgling Genetic Science, A Murky Market for Predictions

By Ashley Smart, Undark | 10.27.2023

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Genetic Selection