Topic: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Genetic testing is becoming commonplace. Companies such as 23andme and Navigenics are offering a DTC tests for SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms), single mutations on the DNA backbone that may be linked to certain diseases. How will these future tests, the Genetic Information ...
The United States' Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act comes into force on Saturday. These new protections respond to the fact that there are people whose genes might put them at a disadvantage compared to others with run-of-the-mill DNA. Today, you can't find a ...
Enactment of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) will accelerate the dawning of a new era of personalized medicine that has the potential to revolutionize clinical research and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association applauds President George W. Bush for ...
After 13 years of rejection, a bill to protect individuals from employment and insurance discrimination based on their DNA, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, is poised to become law. Science interviews its most stalwart backer, Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY)..
SOON it will be illegal to deny US citizens jobs or insurance simply because they have an inherited illness, or a genetic predisposition to a particular disease. On 25 April, the House of Representatives voted 420 to 3 to pass the Genetic ...
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