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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.
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
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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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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 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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The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is comprised of state statutes and bills introduced during U.S. state legislative sessions.
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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.
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
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Las pruebas genéticas se están convirtiendo en algo más común en la práctica clínica.