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What Genetic Ancestry Tests Mean (and What They Don't)
Genetic ancestry testing is often framed as a means to understand who we are and where we came from. But what, exactly, do the results of these tests mean? Why are genetic data from ancestry tests of interest to individuals, scientists, and companies? What important questions…
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The Genie Is Out of the Bottle for Polygenic Screening of Embryos: Where To From Here?
The ELSI Friday Forum was held on Friday, March 10, 2023.
A growing number of private companies are offering prospective parents using in-vitro…
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CERA Co-Director Mildred Cho Recognized for Outstanding Mentorship with Inaugural Bernard Lo, MD Award in Bioethics
Mildred Cho, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Stanford University, has been named the recipient of The Greenwall Foundation’s inaugural…
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Announcing a New Special Issue of the Journal of Literature and Science
We are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Literature and Science, Fictions of Genetic Privacy, co-edited by Jay…
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How should communities be meaningfully engaged (if at all) when setting priorities for biomedical research? Perspectives from the biomedical research community
Borthwick, Evertsz, and Pratt find support for community engagement in biomedical research priority-setting, but no consensus on what ethical purpose it should serve or how it should be done.
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Women's metaphors about BRCA gene testing and how they can inform health communication theory and practice
Martin, Scott, and Stone analyze interviews with 42 women who had undergone BRCA gene testing and identify eight categories of metaphors.
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Science, society, and dismantling racism
Royal argues that “narrative change”, which involves advancing accurate and complete narratives about race and racism, is vital to dismantling the ideology and structures of racial hierarchy.
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The Genie Is Out of the Bottle for Polygenic Screening of Embryos: Where To From Here?
The ELSI Friday Forum was held on Friday, March 10, 2023.