@geneticfrontiers.org.bsky.social
A podcast about the promise, power, perils of genetic information with host, @susannasmith.bsky.social. Listen at geneticfrontiers.org or on your favorite podcast app.
Genetic Frontiers Episode 15 cover art: Making "Smarter" Babies: The Mythology of American Eugenics
Out now Episode 15 on #genetics & human intelligence. What is human #intelligence anyway? What are its genetic underpinnings? What evidence is there for trying to have "smarter" kids through polygenic embryo screening in #IVF? www.geneticfrontiers.org/podcast with Emily Merchant, PhD
03.02.2026 19:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
βI want people to not fool themselves into thinking there's a simple, bright line between eugenics and legitimate medical genetics.β -Dr. Nathaniel Comfort
Listen--> content.libsyn.com/p/1/a/1/1a13... from Season 2: #Genetics in American #Politics & #Culture
Genetic Frontiers: Episode 13, When You Realize the Foundation Is Made of Sand
A vulnerable conversation between Tiffany Graham Charkosky, author of Living Proof: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy, and Genetic Frontiers host @susannasmith.bsky.social about their shared experiences of living with genetic risks. content.libsyn.com/p/0/6/1/0617...
20.11.2025 21:43 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Our latest episode out now with a message #genetics professionals can't afford to ignore --> "It's a very scary prospect but the seeds are being planted for... a 21st century #eugenics ideology playing out at the level of the federal government." -Alexandra Minna Stern Lisen here: lnkd.in/gC7Nz8cs
29.07.2025 13:03 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Questions about Newborn Genome Sequencing & Why I Refused It For My Baby: geneticfrontiers.substack.com/p/16-questio...
#GeneticDiscrimination #newborngenomesequencing #genomesequencing #genetictesting #geneticfrontiers
Our Substack tackles 16 critical questions about newborn genome sequencing. Join the conversation and consider the profound implications for our children's futures.
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#genetics #genomesequencing #geneticfrontiers
The NYT article I reference barely scratched the surface of this ethical minefield. Read my take as a previvor, who opted out of this genetic technology while recognizing it has very real clinical benefits for some families. geneticfrontiers.substack.com/p/16-questio...
#genomesequencing
Eugenic imaginary is not an extreme fringe belief, but is embedded in everyday ideas; that the eugenic fiction appears to make a person deserving of the power that they already hold. - Sue Currell, PHD
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Quote from Sue Currell, from Episode 11: The Most Dangerous Thing Donald Trump Believes in Season 2: Genetics in American Politics & Culture. geneticfrontiers.substack.com/p/episode-11...
05.06.2025 17:47 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
"The failure to properly debate and dismiss eugenic ideology illustrates that the problem goes further than Donald Trump. It shows that a wide-ranging eugenic ideology is embedded in the broader American body politic."
- Sue Currell, PhD.
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#Eugenics is the backbone of political control in a progressive meritocracy.β Out now, the newest episode in Season 2: #Genetics in American #Politics & Culture. www.geneticfrontiers.org/episode11-su...
03.06.2025 16:44 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The information isnβt new, but the political climate has changed and 23andMe is for sale. The communities most at risk have been skeptical of federal protections for years. I feel this so strongly as a previvor.
Find the original article and my full response on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Warning: this episode might blow your mind. www.geneticfrontiers.org/episode10-ti...
A discussion about how #eugenic thinking is insidious in Silicon Valley & central to worldviews of some of the powerful people in the U.S. today w/ @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social.
Out now, episode 1 of 6 on #Genetics in American #Politics & #Culture, www.geneticfrontiers.org/episode9-ang..., an interview Angela Saini. It's urgent to talk frankly about how what is happening politically in the US is informed by cultural ideas about science, genetics, heredity & human worth.
01.04.2025 18:11 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Are all "rare" diseases actually rare? What have we learned from genomic studies?
@geneticfrontiers.bsky.social host, @susannasmith.bsky.social chats with Kate Wilson about these questions & more on the Access DNA Podcast. allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/not_so_rar...
We are excited to announce that Dr. Chelsey R. Carter and Brett Maricqueβs Genetic Frontiers (@geneticfrontiers.bsky.social) episode is out now!!
To listen to this new episode go to: geneticfrontiers.org/episode8-che...
Black people w/ ALS face unique challenges navigating a medical system entrenched in anti-Blackness. In Dr. Carterβs (@audretaughtme.bsky.social) comic, we see how these challenges can manifest in the healthcare system.
To read Dr. Carter's corresponding paper go to: www.theleithlab.com/gaslighting
Episodes 5-7 of Genetic Frontiers, a podcast about the promise, power, and perils of genetic information. geneticfrontiers.org
Our latest episodes of Genetic Frontiers, a new podcast about the promise, power & perils of genetic information. www.geneticfrontiers.org/season-1. Find us on your fav podcast listening app!
#informedconsent #history #eugenics #geneticdifference #disabilityrights #inclusion
#geneticcounseling
Description of episodes 1-4 of Genetic Frontiers, a podcast about the promise, power, and perils of genetic information. Find us at geneticfrontiers.org.
Check out the first four episodes of Genetic Frontiers, a new podcast about the promise, power, and perils of genetic information. www.geneticfrontiers.org/season-1
#bioethics #genetics #genethics #podcastsinscience #logotherapy #prenatal #spermbanks #cancer #medicalethics #geneticcounseling
