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The 9 steps a bill can go through before becoming a law, using the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 as an example.
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There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
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In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2023 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) in-person and virtually from Tuesday, June 6, until Thursday, June 8, at The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
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NHGRI hosted the virtual Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting on May 25-27, 2021.
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NHGRI hosted the virtual Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting on May 27-29, 2020.
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2022 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) from July 12-14, 2022 at The Jackson Laboratory (Farmington, CT).
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Genetic information is used by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts and exonerate those who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
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This glossary contains definitions for commonly used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database.
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Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.