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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.
… The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, commonly known as … protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. It was first introduced into the U.S. Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking off at …
Media Advisory
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics.
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline … Huntingdon's disease, neurofibromatosis and other genetic disorders. More Francis Collins' Statement in … ahead of schedule. The goals include creating detailed genetic and physical maps, developing efficient strategies …
Event
NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.
… 1:20 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Making Disability in Prenatal Genetic Testing Meghna Mukherjee, University of California, Berkeley 1:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. — How Genetic Reductionism Conceals Social Determinants: The Case … 11:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Maternal and Infant Health and Genetic Histories of Postcolonial India Arafaat A. Valiani, …
Event
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium, on December 2-3, 2021, examining the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern health sciences.
… study of eugenics and other misuses of genetics and genetic information. This includes the broader social, …
Event
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.