In What We Inherit, Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social offer different perspectives on the use of genomic tools and their societal impact. What We Inherit is out now (31 Mar UK pub)! Explore a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Biology #ReadUP

I had so much fun talking with Cara Santa Maria on Talk Nerdy about #WhatWeInherit It was a blast: overcast.fm/+AAiccBPQKlw

Read an excerpt of What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic by Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social in @livescience.com:

Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social, authors of What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future, write for @livescience.com about new reproductive technologies and the importance of regulation:

Read this @livescience.com interview with Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social, authors of What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future

Sociologist Dorothy Roberts dug into her father’s life’s work to write a new work of her own and unlocked family history along the way. Did Her White Father Marry Her Black Mother for Love, or for Research? (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/b...

#Introduction: Bioethicist. Adversarial Collaborator (the friendly kind). Writer. Mother to a tiny human and cat. I study: the ethics of genomic technologies. Book: WHAT WE INHERIT (2026) tinyurl.com/4m2uu7xu Website: daphnemartschenko.com

We also published an accompanying op-ed on PGT-P (polygenic embryo selection). You can check it out here! We are in the Wild West when it comes to these technologies.

Sam and I sat down with Nicoletta Lanese at @livescience.com to discuss our book, What We Inherit, and emerging genomic technologies

arstechnica.com/science/2026... "In What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future, we get to see how their collaboration can shed light on our rapidly advancing genetic capabilities."

"...readers who likely feel more attuned to one of the authors’ views at the start of the book will come to appreciate the other side as they learn more about polygenic scores, social genomics, and their influence on genetic myths." undark.org/2026/02/20/b...

Lots to unpack about the 1 pivotal trial default. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... For now a few points: 1. FDA is not legally permitted to set policy by journal article. This must stop. 2. This is not likely to give industry much stability. FDA can decide any time that the default doesn't apply. 1/

Genetic determinism, white nationalism, eugenics, pronatalism, and tiger parenting souped up on bath salts.

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr @daphmarts.bsky.social from Stanford Centre for Biomedical Ethics joining us for our first monthly meeting of 2026 🎉 📆 26/Feb/2026 🕰️ 2PM GMT/3PM WAT/4PM SAST/5PM EAT/9AM EST Details in the flyer below #PGCAfrica

A great day yesterday now that #WhatWeInherit is out in the world! So thankful for all the support!

In What We Inherit, Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social debate the use of genomic tools and their societal impact. Now available (31 March UK pub). Learn more about this fascinating book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Biology #ReadUP

In What We Inherit, Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social offer different perspectives on the societal impact of the rapidly unfolding DNA revolution. Available February 3 (31 March UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Biology #Science #ReadUP

Less than a month before my debut book "What We Inherit" gets released! You can place pre-orders now: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Lucky to have gotten to collaborate (and argue) with Sam Trejo for the last 5+ years on this.

🆕 New Hastings Bioethics Forum essay by @daphmarts.bsky.social & @juliaehbrown.bsky.social : As #fertility fears rise, #pronatalism pushes for more children—and increasingly, “better” ones...Genetic tools like polygenic embryo selection, raise serious ethical concerns. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YF5UdM

The reproductive technologies that are being promoted by the tech-elite #pronatalists are new. The push to have as many babies as possible—and the best babies—is not. @daphmarts.bsky.social and @juliaehbrown.bsky.social explain in Hastings Bioethics Forum. www.thehastingscenter.org/more-and-bet...

www.thehastingscenter.org/more-and-bet... New piece out with my dear friend @juliaehbrown.bsky.social

Less than a month before my debut book "What We Inherit" gets released! You can place pre-orders now: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Lucky to have gotten to collaborate (and argue) with Sam Trejo for the last 5+ years on this.

How do Black and White Americans assess the legitimacy of another person’s racial self-identification? Using a series of survey experiments, authors @marissathompson.bsky.social, Sam Trejo, @ajalvero.bsky.social, and @daphmarts.bsky.social illustrate the characteristics that drive racial conceptions

@publisherswkly.bsky.social calls Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social's What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future "well-researched and nuanced." Read the full review here:

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f... Outstanding piece by Stanford colleague Dr Elliott White Jr

New research article with Lucas Matthews, Maya Sabatello, and Colby Lewis “Intersectionality in a Sociogenomic World: How do Race, Disability, Socioeconomic Status, and Polygenic Prediction Interact to Impact Perceptions of Educational Trajectories?”: www.gimjournal.org/article/S109...

One month into my visiting term @ox.ac.uk. The weather has been better than expected, and my prior perception of London as a city with a bad food scene is slowly changing. What a beautiful place to work!!

It was my pleasure and a great conversation!

Our paper outlining the design and implementation of ClinGen's action plan for JEDI is out now in the American Journal of Human Genetics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Have a little new piece in @NatureHumBehav: "Ethics of genomic research on occupational status" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...

PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org Travel & Lodging 100% Covered Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI

www.nature.com/articles/s41... "In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns."

New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...

I have the privilege of giving Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds tomorrow @ 12 noon Mountain time. The title of the presentation is "Disability-Conscious Bioethics: What Other Kind Is There?" us06web.zoom.us/j/86948171688 It's remote and open, so feel free to join us! cc @cobioethics.bsky.social

New OpEd in the Hastings Center Bioethics Forum -- my commentary on the Trump campaign's discussion of "genes": www.thehastingscenter.org/the-alarming...

Join ClinGen for forum on Nov 4th titled "Ethics & Inclusivity in Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward." Among other things, I'll talk about awesome work by @roshnipatel.bsky.social, @raungar.bsky.social & team educating genetics trainees in ethics: clinicalgenome.org/tools/ancest...

"Incorporating multiracial and multiethnic experiences into genetic counseling practice and research: A necessary opportunity": New paper with Stanford Bioethics' current T32 fellow Chenery Lowe & genetic counselor Justin Gomez-Stafford: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

My heart aches for Marcellus Williams. This bitter injustice is just so unconscionable.

Cell Press's 5th Annual Rising Black Scientists Awards, to learn more and apply: www.cell.com/diversity/aw...

Tomorrow: events.berkeley.edu/kavlicenter/...

I had a wonderful time at ASBH with colleagues. It was busy, exhausting, and invigorating

Christa Ventresca has been an inspiration to work with. I'm so glad that this paper is now out: "The methodological and ethical concerns of genetic studies of same-sex sexual behavior" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join for "Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics Research" on September 16th 1-2:30PM ET. Registration: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

Two fascinating days spent in this building learning about law enforcement use of genetic technologies

National Academics workshop on Law Enforcement use of DNA: www.nationalacademies.org/event/41774_... Join us virtually or in-person in DC March 13 and 14.

Taking some time to stop and smell all the magnolias blooming in Golden Gate Park this week