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
poctures of Holocaust victims

The Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: historical evidence, implications for today, teaching for tomorrow

By Herwig Czech et al. , The Lancet | 11.08.2023

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Bioethics
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What if a CRISPR cure isn’t such an easy choice?

By Ned Pagliarulo and Shaun Lucas, BioPharma Dive | 11.08.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
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New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing

By Emily Mullin, Wired | 11.08.2023

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Policies
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Few Survivors Have Been Paid as California Sterilization Reparation Program Winds Down

By Garnet Henderson, Rewire News Group | 11.06.2023

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Eugenics
human brain connected to electrical circuits

The Gates Foundation’s new AI initiative: attempting to leapfrog global health inequalities?

By Jonathan Shaffer, Arsenii Alenichev, and Marlyn C. Faure, BMJ Global Health | 11.03.2023

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A "Post-Human" Future?
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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
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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