A team of researchers has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute to study the ethical and legal implications of ...

Discussions about ethics are important in many aspects of health care but are especially critical when the health care includes genetic testing. There are several aspects of genetic testing that may ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer science fiction — it’s a market without legal guidelines or societal buy-in. But ...

Vence L. Bonham Jr., Acting Deputy Director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and an investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Division of Intramural ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3 (June 2015), pp. 1-19 (21 pages) Publically funded biobanking initiatives and genetic research should contribute towards reducing inequalities in ...

In this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate on the question: Should ethical/legal restrictions on human testing be lifted to expedite the development of new ...

One of the chief arguments advanced by those against such screening is that currently available tests can identify primarily those with the most common CF mutation--the F508 mutation, which the Cystic ...

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