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| Talking Biopolitics is Back!by Jessica Cussins, Biopolitical TimesMay 13th, 2013A series of live web-based conversations with cutting-edge thinkers on the social meaning of human biotechnologies will be kicking off next week. RSVP now to join the conversations!
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| On Vampires and Chromosomesby George Estreich, Biopolitical Times guest contributor, Biopolitical TimesMay 9th, 2013The vampires of the Twilight books have superpowers due to two extra chromosomes. In our fang-free human life, however, having extra chromosomes is not usually seen as a plus. |
| Never Mind Humanityby Ari Schulman, The American ConservativeApril 25th, 2013Ray Kurzweil's new book might be dismissed on the bluster of its title alone, were it not the latest work from the famed futurist, inventor, and artificial-intelligence pioneer who has been hired as a director of engineering at Google. |
| The Gattaca App for Your Smartphoneby Abby Lippman, Biopolitical Times guest contributor, Biopolitical TimesMarch 6th, 2013Will Malaysia lead the way in cell phone apps that access your genetic data, and if so what comes next? |
| Al Gore: Human Biotech is a “Driver of Global Change”by Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical TimesFebruary 21st, 2013In his recently released best-seller The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, Al Gore calls for protocols to guide decisions about human genetic modification. |
| Why Your DNA is a Goldmine for Marketers[Quotes CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Carolyn Abraham, The Globe and MailDecember 12th, 2012In the ever-growing field of personal-data mining, marketing firms already latch on to details far beyond the sphere of names and postal codes; DNA may well be the next frontier. |
| The Definitive Book on the Strange History of BiDilby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesDecember 6th, 2012Jonathan Kahn's new Race In A Bottle is an extraordinary account of the birth, life, and death(?) of the first drug to receive FDA approval for a specific racial group. |
| Of Monsters and Menby George Estreich, Biopolitical Times guest contributor, Biopolitical TimesNovember 29th, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man’s focus on genetic modification is more than incidental.
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| Clones and Cloud Atlasby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesNovember 13th, 2012Of the many characters in Cloud Atlas that explore what it means to be human, the most eloquent is a genetically engineered clone. |
| Pride: In Your Genes? by Daniel Sharp, Biopolitical TimesJune 28th, 2012A new "gay gene" study and a strange float at the Pride Parade present a context to reflect on genetic determinism and the meaning of pride. |
| Mara Hvistendahl's Unnatural Selection Finalist for Pulitzer by Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesApril 26th, 2012Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men has been cited as one of the best books of 2011 by many publications, and has now been recognized by the Pulitzer Board as a finalist for the General Nonfiction award. |
| Assisted Reproduction Technologies Hit Prime Time by Emily Beitiks, Biopolitical TimesFebruary 23rd, 2012This month’s episodes of Glee and Modern Family – two of the most popular prime time television shows – featured central characters contemplating assisted reproductive technologies.
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| How to Use $90? Buy a Gene Ring, or Burn for Warmth?by Doug Pet, Biopolitical TimesDecember 8th, 2011ConnectMyDNA is marketing the “Gene Ring,” which it baselessly claims can reveal your genetic compatibility to other Gene Ring purchasers, and your ties to foreign countries. |
| Celebrating Dorothy Roberts and Fatal Inventionby Doug Pet, Biopolitical TimesOctober 6th, 2011The Center for Genetics and Society co-sponsored two events celebrating Dorothy Roberts' new book, Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century.
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| Celebrating Our Bodies Ourselvesby Doug Pet, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 29th, 2011A series of public events marks the 40th anniversary of Our Bodies Ourselves. |
| Turning 40, Going Globalby Gina Maranto, Biopolitical Times guest contributorSeptember 28th, 2011Born in Boston, Our Bodies, Ourselves has become an international force for women's rights. |
| X-Men Recharge: People in the Margin or Powers on a Pedestal?by Brendan Parent, Biopolitical TimesJune 22nd, 2011Last week's release of 'X-Men: First Class" may be cause for questioning the whole premise of the X-Men series: Would people marked by genetic advantages actually experience group discrimination?
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| An Uncomfortable Synthesis of Art and Biologyby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesMay 26th, 2011The Natural History Museum in Vienna is hosting the Bio:Fiction Science, Art & Film Festival, which features work about synthetic biology. |
| Pros at Prose: DTC Poetry Slamby Jillian Theil, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 13th, 2011A poetry contest sponsored by 23andMe inspires an outpouring of counter-verse that proves to be both entertaining and thought-provoking. |
| Your Next Book: Genetic Justiceby Doug Pet, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 13th, 2011A new book about the use of DNA-based techniques in the criminal justice system is a biopolitical must-read.
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| Turning Geek Into Chicby Jed Lipinski, The New York Times December 19th, 2010GenSpace members, who call themselves "garage biologists" or "biohackers," are trying to do for modern biology what hackers did for computers: turning geek into chic. |
| The Genetic Gist of JIMby Jillian Theil, Biopolitical TimesOctober 7th, 2010A new independent film with a timeless message. |
| Mary Shelley and the Modern Worldby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 22nd, 2010Out of the Shadows, a new novel by Joanne Rendell, touches on several current genetic issues, and connects them with the author of Frankenstein. |
| Never Let Me...Clone?by Jillian Theil, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 16th, 2010New film explores a world with reproductive clones raised for organ donation. |
| ART and Art in the Movies 2010by Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesAugust 25th, 2010Assisted reproductive technologies are a repeating theme this year in Hollywood, and the results seem to be decidedly mixed. |
| Wise Words from a Comedic Criticby Doug Pet, Biopolitical TimesJuly 14th, 2010Sultan of satirical news, Stephen Colbert regularly calls attention to important biopolitical issues. Within many of his uproarious commentaries and interviews are meaningful insights. |
| A Real-Life Version of “My Sister’s Keeper”by Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical TimesMay 6th, 2010"The Match" is an emotionally compelling and thought-provoking account of a family's decision to create a genetically matched baby to treat their sick daughter. |
| Strange New World[Book Review]by Jeanette Winterson, The New York TimesSeptember 20th, 2009Margaret Atwood's new novel, "The Year of the Flood," takes place in the same bioengineered world as her 2003 work of speculative fiction, "Oryx and Crake." |
| GATTACA Framing in the Newsby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesJune 18th, 2009While the media hype machine has overwhelmingly pushed the “science can only benefit society” narrative, we also have to be critical of premature hints at doomsday scenarios. However subtle and sporadic, they can be just as troublesome. |
| Fertility Drug Makes the Big Leaguesby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesMay 9th, 2009The suspension of LA Dodgers' Manny Ramirez sheds light on how hormonal drugs for egg collection are used. |
| War Against the Weak – The Documentaryby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 27th, 2009Edwin Black’s award-winning book on the history and modern implications of the American Eugenics Movement is about to hit the silver screen. |
| This Year’s Stocking Stuffersby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesDecember 15th, 2008What do you give the people on your holiday shopping list who have everything? Themselves! |
| Are We Headed for a Sci-Fi Dystopia?
by Marcy Darnovsky, AlterNetMarch 22nd, 2008Those in Gen X and Gen Y who ponder the prospect of a repro-genetic dystopia think of Gattaca. Last week's release of a collector's edition of the 1997 film unavoidably prompts us to measure ourselves against its "not-too-distant future" of genetic castes and DNA-based discrimination. Has our world become more like Gattaca than it was a decade ago? |
| Making Waves, Practicing Wisdomby Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 21st, 2008A new memoir by Charlie Halpern includes an eloquent call for bringing "wisdom of a high order" to the challenges of the new human biotechnologies. |
| The Rebirth of a Nation?by Osagie K. Obasogie, Colorlines (Sept / Oct 2007)September 19th, 2007300 is arguably the most racially charged movie since D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. Closer inspection reveals a subtler, yet similarly troubling idea that has gone largely unnoticed: 300's unapologetic glorification of eugenics. |
| Beam Me Up!by Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesJuly 26th, 2007Today, actor William Shatner gives a keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the World Transhumanist Association. Will he remind his technophilic audience that, in the Star Trek canon, the development of human genetic engineering on Earth led to a globally-devastating conflict, the Eugenics Wars?
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| WWJD – What Would James (Cameron) Do?by Osagie K. Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesMarch 6th, 2007James Cameron is quite accustomed to casting big stars in his films. Yet many were surprised when Cameron took his legendary casting to the next level by setting his eyes on Jesus – yes, Jesus – as his next leading man.
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| Jesus Family Tomb Believed Foundby Jennifer Viegas, Discovery NewsFebruary 25th, 2007New scientific evidence, including DNA analysis conducted at one of the world's foremost molecular genetics laboratories, as well as studies by leading scholars, suggests a 2,000-year-old Jerusalem tomb could have once held the remains of Jesus. |
| Summer ReadingGenetic CrossroadsJune 9th, 2003The mini-reviews here represent a sampling of recent works focused on the technologies and ideologies that could push us into a "post-human" era. |
| Twist and Shout!The Double Helix Replicates Itself in Popular Cultureby Amy Harmon, New York TimesFebruary 25th, 2003Since the discovery of the double helix 50 years ago unlocked the molecular secret of life, the popular imagination has been busily sequencing its own meaning from the ultimate scientific symbol. As scientists rush to decipher the way genes express their biological functions, the public's hopes and fears about the power of DNA have found expression in forms both prosaic and profound. |
| Opera Addresses New Human Genetic TechnologiesGenetic CrossroadsSeptember 18th, 2002The San Francisco Opera hosted a read-through of a newly commissioned opera, Earthrise, which explores the unknown consequences of human cloning and genetic manipulation by depicting a conversation between a retiring lab scientist and her "replicants." |
| Eduardo Kac on Transgenic Animals as ArtGenetic CrossroadsJanuary 7th, 2001Kac is a Chicago Art Institute professor who persuaded French geneticists to produce a rabbit that glows in the dark by injecting rabbit zygotes with a fluorescent protein gene derived from jellyfish. |
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