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Behavioral Genetics: From Science News to Political Preferences
Today, once marginal far-right political parties are supported by a growing proportion of the electorate. Some far-right figures insist that foreigners are and will always remain fundamentally…- Behavioral Genetics
- genetic essentialism
- Eugenics
- Narratives
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Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Generative AI (GenAI) in Healthcare
The co-evolution of computational processing power and neural network models has made revolutionary developments in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) possible. One type of GenAI, large…- ELSI
- generative AI
- large language models
- bioethics
- data privacy
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Patient Perspectives on Uncertainty in Genomic Medicine
All medical information is subject to uncertainty, but the practice of medical genetics is characterized by unique magnitudes and forms of uncertainty. In fact, for many patients, a “positive”…- variant of uncertain significance
- incidental finding
- patient experience
- clinical decision-making
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Establishing Gender-Affirming Genetic Counseling Services
Transgender (trans) describes an individual whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. In the U.S., approximately 2.6 million people (~1% of the population) identify as…- TGDI
- gender affirming care
- intersex
- transgender
- gender-diverse
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Screening Embryos for Psychiatric Conditions: Public Perspectives, Ethical and Social Issues
The number of genomic loci identified to be associated with psychiatric disorders have substantially increased over the last decade. Alongside developments in polygenic embryo screening (PES; or PGT-…- polygenic embyro screening
- Polygenic risk scores
- Psychiatry
- Reproductive Decision Making
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The Evolution of Race and Population Identifiers in Scientific Thought and Practice
The fields of genetics and genomics are at a historically significant crossroads. After more than a century of criticism concerning the use of racial categories in human biological research (by a…- scientific racism
- population identifiers
- NASEM
- colonialism
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Dataveillance and Human Rights
Nearly 75 years ago, countries agreed to an International Bill of Human Rights, that included, among other fundamental rights, a right to privacy, a right to science, and a right to health. Cohesive…- data privacy
- data justice
- public health surveillance
- HIPAA
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Paying for Cures: The Ethics and Economics of Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
Rare diseases, most of which have a genetic basis, collectively affect an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although less than…- gene therapy
- sickle cell disease
- health economics
- nusinersen
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The Disability Rights Critique of Technologies that Eliminate Human Genetic Variation
The development and use of an expanding range of medical technologies that yield genetic information about embryos and fetuses has raised ethical questions about whether and how this increasingly… -
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How Do We Diversify Human Genomics Research?
The lack of diversity in human genomics research and reference datasets is a known problem, with real-life consequences, but the path forward remains elusive. Solutions to the problem of sampling…- genetic diversity
- Admixture
- anti-racism
- FAIR data principles