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
a baby laying on a ruler

The First Baby Born After Polygenic Embryo Screening

By Kalina Kamenova & Hazar Haidar, Voices in Bioethics | 04.07.2022

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Assisted Reproduction

‘It’s a thorny issue.’ Why a fight over DNA data imperils a global conservation pact

By Erik Stokstad, Science | 04.05.2022

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Policies
He Jiankui

The creator of the CRISPR babies has been released from a Chinese prison

By Antonio Regalado, Technology Review | 04.04.2022

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Policies
Jennifer Doudna

Crispr Pioneer Expects to See Gene-Edited Babies Within 25 Years

By Angelica Peebles, Bloomberg | 04.04.2022

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Human Genetic Modification
pregnant woman

Desperately Seeking Surrogates

By Danielle Braff, New York Times | 04.02.2022

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Assisted Reproduction
a bunch of colorful chromosomes

The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's what that means for humanity.

By Karen Weintraub, USA Today | 03.31.2022

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Genomics

War in Ukraine Exacerbates Problems with Surrogacy Industry

By Emily Galpern | 03.31.2022
Biopolitical Times
Other Countries

Gene of the Week Redux?

By Pete Shanks | 03.31.2022
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection