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Fact Sheet
Informed consent is more than a form; it’s a process. What does it involve?
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
Fact Sheets
El cromosoma Y de todos los hombres vivos guarda relación con un único antepasado masculino que vivió hace más de 100,000 años.
Fact Sheets
El cromosoma X determina el sexo de la persona, le da una visión extraordinaria del color a algunas hembras y le presta su magia a cierta raza de gatos.
Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
For Teachers
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
Policy Issues
The 9 steps a bill can go through before becoming a law, using the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 as an example.