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Law allows for wider sampling of DNA [New Zealand]by Hamish McNeilly, The Otago Daily TimesSeptember 7th, 2010Under new amendments, police may collect DNA samples as they take an offender's fingerprints.

The Covenantby Peter J. Boyer, The New YorkerSeptember 6th, 2010Francis Collins, a fervent Christian, thought he had resolved the stem-cell debate. A federal judge disagreed.

His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Methodby Andrew Pollack, The New York Times September 4th, 2010J. Craig Venter's corporate strategy involves running a company and a foundation, to use artificial organisms to develop fuels.

Africans have 'child rape gene': Sweden Democratby Peter Vinthagen Simpson, The LocalSeptember 3rd, 2010A local Sweden Democrat politician, Per T K Wahlberg, claims that black Africans are genetically programmed to rape children.

Views on Genetic Testing: An AARP Bulletin Surveyby Helen W. Brown, PhD, AARP.orgSeptember 1st, 2010Survey finds many Americans have not had a genetic test, and there are many reasons why

Kids swap DNA for fairground rides[Quotes CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Ewen Callaway, Nature NewsSeptember 1st, 2010Researchers' efforts to collect samples at a fair raise ethical questions.

Unpacking the Global Human Egg Trade by Scott Carney, Fast CompanySeptember 1st, 2010Modern fertility technology has created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.

'Jewish gene' theories make waves in Germany, go unnoticed in Israelby Akiva Eldar, HaaretzAugust 31st, 2010German politician Thilo Sarrazin and the Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai both believe in 'Jewish genes,' but only Sarrazin is castigated for his belief.

Oh, No, It's a Girl! South Asians Flock to Sex-Selection Clinics in U.S.[Quotes CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Viji Sundaram, New America MediaAugust 31st, 2010For those with roots in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, sex selection is often not freely chosen.