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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Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn't Do

By Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac, The New York Times | 03.31.2023

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Bioethics
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State Stem Cell Agency Approves $26 Million to Remove Obstacles to Gene and Cell Therapy Treatments

By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 03.30.2023

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Policies
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In the whitewashed world of Alzheimer’s research, one scientist is on a quest to understand the diversity of brains

By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT | 03.30.2023

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Media Coverage
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Why the rise of DNA testing is creating challenges — and an opportunity

By Noura Abul-Husn, STAT | 03.29.2023

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Genetic Selection
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From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity

By Chris Wiggins and Matthew L Jones, Literary Hub | 03.27.2023

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Genetic Selection
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The Motives of Medicine

By Lisa Rosenbaum, New England Journal of Medicine | 03.23.2023

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Genomics
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A Nonprofit Wants Your DNA Data to Solve Crimes

By Emily Mullin, Wired | 03.23.2023

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Society
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Human genome editing: From the First to the Third International Summit

By Françoise Baylis, Impact Ethics | 03.22.2023

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Policies