Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

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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Deaf baby hears for the first time after ‘groundbreaking’ gene therapy trial

By Victoria Bisset and Adela Suliman, The Washington Post | 05.09.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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A gay couple couldn’t access IVF benefits. They’re suing New York City.

By Maham Javaid, The Washington Post | 05.09.2024

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Policies
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After CRISPR baby scandal shut down work for years, China gene editing companies are restarting clinical trials

By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 05.08.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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Boy Dosed with Pfizer DMD Gene Therapy Dies a Year after Phase II Trial

By Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 05.07.2024

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Patents & Other IP
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The Parents Who Want Daughters—and Daughters Only

By Emi Nietfeld, Slate | 05.07.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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In Medicine, the Morally Unthinkable Too Easily Comes to Seem Normal

By Carl Elliott, The New York Times | 05.07.2024

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Society
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The one huge obstacle standing in the way of progress on gene-editing medicine

By Charlotte Hu, Vox | 05.06.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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Scientists are trying to get cows pregnant with synthetic embryos

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 05.06.2024

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Animal Biotechnologies