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
A face collaged from several faces w/ different features, skin tones, with representations of genetic data superimposed on a teal background with NIH/NHGRI logos logo

An anti-racist action plan for studying the human genome

By Eric D. Green, The Hill | 09.16.2021

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U.S. Federal
two white cartridges for covid antigen testing

Theranos and COVID-19 Testing Are Mirror-Image Cautionary Tales

By Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic | 09.15.2021

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U.S. Federal
Facial recognition graphic

U.N. official calls for moratorium on artificial intelligence tools that breach human rights

By Sammy Westfall, The Washington Post | 09.15.2021

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Other Countries

On Animal Genomics

By Pete Shanks | 09.15.2021
Biopolitical Times
Animal Biotechnologies

Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos

By Pete Shanks | 09.15.2021
Biopolitical Times
Genomics

A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 09.13.2021

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Society
DNA inside of a dollar bill

Stem cell ‘magical miracles’ possible — but at a hefty price

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 09.13.2021

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U.S. States
Earth wearing a face mask

Science Alone Can’t Heal a Sick Society

By Jay S. Kaufman, The New York Times | 09.10.2021

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Biopolitics