The Researcher will work closely with the GPPC faculty and staff to carry out research on human geneticists' approaches to ethical issues in research, on the return of individual research results in genetic studies, and direct-to-consumer genetic test...
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded the Genetics and Public Policy Center a two-year grant in the amount of $751,394 to examine the views and practices of genetic researchers who collect and study banked human DNA.
The combination of technology that permits the analysis of small amounts of DNA, increased availability of testing services, and lack of regulations to protect genetic privacy create an environment ripe for surreptitious testing.
While pharmacogenomics holds great promise, significant scientific, economic, policy, and practical challenges must be faced before the field's potential can be realized.
Considering the life-altering information that paternity testing can provide, it is imperative that laboratories perform the tests accurately and reliably.
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