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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.
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
Event
November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
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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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The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
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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.
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Participar en una investigación genómica es una oportunidad para apoyar la exploración científica del genoma.