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This project is designed to support a conference on the implications for our understanding of health and moral responsibility of the Genome Project. The purpose of the conference will be to better…

The overall goal of this project is to assess the potential and limitations of the application of genomic sequencing to testing hypotheses of human identity and relationship. The model system for…

This project will support two workshops to establish a Legal Research Agenda--a detailed and concrete statement of the science and technology associated with the Human Genome Initiative and of the…

The University of Utah Human Genome Center is proposing the creation of a core center for the study of the ethical, legal and social issues in human genetics. A multidisciplinary faculty will…

The purpose of this project is to educate state policy makers about the Human Genome Project, and to stimulate their interest and increase their knowledge about the social, ethical, and legal…

A collaborative interdisciplinary approach will be employed to address issues of insurance and the HGP: to describe and classify the variety of screening and diagnostic techniques likely to develop;…

This study will focus on setting priorities in the screening, testing, counseling, and treatment of pre-symptomatic and contingent genetic conditions. Under the assumption that unlimited resources…

This study will explore the meaning of human genetics in popular culture, within the context of changing ideas about heredity and eugenics since the turn of the century. Drawing on the methods of…

This project utilizes a method of ethical analysis described as 'paradigm analysis' to develop a comprehensive and systematic framework for ethical issues raised by genomic information in…

This project will utilize the expertise of genetic counselors in developing, implementing and evaluating education programs for health professionals which focus on the clinical applications of human…