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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New Programs Allow Women To Freeze Their Eggs For Free—As Long As They Donate Half Of Them

By Kristine Thomason, Women's Health | 04.27.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Eugenics after the Nazis? The Evolution of a Problematic Discipline

By Christos Konstantopoulos, The Collector | 04.27.2023

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Society
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America’s first IVF baby is pitching a way to pick the DNA of your kids

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.26.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
a wooly mammoth and a modern elephant stand at opposite ends of a photo with trees on the right and a bright orange sunset behind both.

Bringing back woolly mammoths and dodos is a bad idea

By Dayton Martindale , Vox | 04.26.2023

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Animal Biotechnologies
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The gene-therapy revolution risks stalling if we don’t talk about drug pricing

By Editorial, Nature | 04.25.2023

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Genomics
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Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes

By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 04.25.2023

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Society
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What Happened to Concerns About Human Enhancement?

By R. Jean Cadigan, Margaret Waltz, Rebecca Walker, Rami Major and Incidental Enhancements Research Group, The Hastings Center: Bioethics Forum | 04.25.2023

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Global Governance
stem cell

Delivering Revolutionary Cell/Gene Therapies to the Underserved, Creating More Accessibility

By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 04.24.2023

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Stem Cells