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

First UK Babies Born after “Three-Person IVF”: Why all the secrecy?

By Pete Shanks | 05.15.2023
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried

By Robert F. Service, Science | 05.11.2023

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Genomics
a genome of all the races

Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome

By Elie Dolgin, The New York Times | 05.10.2023

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Genomics
ivf taking place in a Petrie dish

First UK baby with DNA from three people born after new IVF procedure

By Ian Sample, The Guardian | 05.09.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Hundreds of forced sterilization survivors are owed money from California. Only a handful have received it

By Phil Barber, The Press Democrat | 05.03.2023

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U.S. States
two scientists stand on a teal slope with a white background. One scientist is pulling out a rung from a DNA ladder

The ethics, equity, and governance of human genome editing need greater consideration

By Sarojini Nadimpally, The BMJ | 05.03.2023

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Genomics
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Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy

By Rob Stein, NPR | 05.02.2023

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U.S. Federal
A eugenics poster

A Short History of Eugenics: From Plato to Nick Bostrom

By Émile P. Torres, Truthdig | 05.01.2023

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Arts & Culture