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
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This company plans to transplant gene-edited pig hearts into babies next year

By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 07.17.2023

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Animal Biotechnologies
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Researchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s

By Andrew Joseph, STAT | 07.16.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
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Startup aims to make lab-grown human eggs, transforming options for creating families

By Rob Stein, NPR [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 07.15.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Sickle cell cures are coming. African children can’t be left behind

By Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT | 07.12.2023

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Genomics
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China launches campaign to crack down on illegal fertility treatments

By Farah Master, Reuters | 07.11.2023

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Policies
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Japan tries to turn page on eugenics policies, but related ideas persist

By Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times | 07.11.2023

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Society
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Why everyone is mad about New York’s AI hiring law

By Tate Ryan-Mosley, MIT Technology Review | 07.10.2023

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U.S. States
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The six-billion-dollar post-human

By Paul Dempsey, The Institution of Engineering and Technology | 07.10.2023

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A "Post-Human" Future?