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Genetic Frontiers
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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.
“I want people to not fool themselves into thinking there's a simple, bright line between eugenics and legitimate medical genetics.” -Dr. Nathaniel Comfort
Listen--> content.libsyn.com/p/1/a/1/1a13... from Season 2: #Genetics in American #Politics & #Culture
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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...
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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
July 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
June 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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
16 Questions Questions about Newborn Genome Sequencing & Why I Refused It For My Baby
Last week’s piece, “The Ethical Minefield of Testing Infants for Incurable Diseases,” in the New York Times did very little of the informational or analytical labor to help people actually understand ...
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June 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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
June 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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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June 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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...
June 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"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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EPISODE 11: The Most Dangerous Thing Donald Trump Believes
Sue Currell, PhD, a historian and former senior lecturer at the University of Sussex, discusses the disturbing echoes of eugenic thinking in American politics today.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#Eugenics is the backbone of political control in a progressive meritocracy.” Out now, the newest episode in Season 2: #Genetics in American #Politics & Culture. www.geneticfrontiers.org/episode11-su...
Genetic Frontiers, a podcast about the promise, power, and perils of genetic information.
Part of Genetic Frontiers Season 2: Genetics in American Politics & Culture, Sue Currell, PhD, discusses the disturbing echoes of eugenic thinking in American politics today.  She calls eugenics “the ...
www.geneticfrontiers.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The information isn’t 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-...
May 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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.
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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.
April 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Are 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...
When is rare disease not so rare? | All Access DNA
In this conversation, Susanna Smith shares her personal experience with CADASIL. The discussion explores the evolving definitions of rare diseases, the importance of accurate classification, and the i...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Reposted by Genetic Frontiers
We are excited to announce that Dr. Chelsey R. Carter and Brett Maricque’s Genetic Frontiers (@geneticfrontiers.bsky.social) episode is out now!!

To listen to this new episode go to: geneticfrontiers.org/episode8-che...
January 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Genetic Frontiers
Black people w/ ALS face unique challenges navigating a medical system entrenched in anti-Blackness. In Dr. Carter’s (@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
January 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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
January 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
January 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM