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
Images of cells, including sickle cell

Sickle Cell Math Is Brutally Simple, but Not Widely Taught

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 12.28.2021

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Genetic Selection

Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

By Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, The New York Times Magazine | 12.27.2021

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Bioethics

How Biotech Crops Can Crash—and Still Never Fail

By Aniket Aga, Maywa Montenegro de Wit, Scientific American | 12.27.2021

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Biotech & Pharma

A Popular Test Claims to Boost I.V.F. Success. The Science Is Unclear.

By Amy Klein, The New York Times | 12.18.2021

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Assisted Reproduction
CIRM logo in blue and gray text

Stem cell agency: Following the money — and its performance

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 12.17.2021

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Policies

CGS Year in Review

By CGS | 12.16.2021
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
close up of pride and trans flags

Rushing Quebec’s Bill 2 risks leaving many voices unheard

By Alana Cattapan, Vanessa Gruben, Stefanie Carsley and Angela Cameron, CTV News | 12.14.2021

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Policies
Uyghurs in an internment camp

Journal Retracts Paper Based On DNA of Vulnerable Chinese Minorities

By Mara Hvistendahl, The Intercept | 12.13.2021

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Society