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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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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
… synthesis; adaptation in modern biology and genetics; issues of race and genetic exceptionalism; the status of the …
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NHGRI has created the IDE Greenhouse as an educational resource to help increase understanding of the regulation in the genomics context.
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Informed consent shows respect for personal autonomy and is an important ethical requirement in research.
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Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
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Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
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Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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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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The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Genome Statute and Legislation Database, which recently received a major revamp to help researchers, policy analysts, and the public more easily find state-level legislation related to genomics.
… and monitoring career progression to better understand the issues and devise career support programs in the future. …