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Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking off at breakneck speed. GINA … diagnose a disease, or they might refuse to participate in genetics research. H.R. 2748 would prohibit insurance … protections against employment discrimination based on genetics. More on that later!   1996 Sen. Olympia Snowe …
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute is hosting a seminar, "Genomics, Imaging and AI - three technologies that are changing biological research through to clinical practice," on January 10, 2023. Dr. Ewan Birney is the guest speaker.
… that are changing biological research through to clinical practice ." Over the last two decades, three major … touching on both fundamental biological discoveries and clinical applications. Lastly, he will provide perspective … that are changing biological research through to clinical practice," on January 10, 2023. Dr. Ewan Birney is …
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
… claims it is possible to perfect people and groups through genetics and the scientific laws of inheritance. Eugenicists … current and future discriminatory trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this … current and future discriminatory trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.