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This National Academies Press publication summarizes the proceedings of the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, convened on November 27-29, 2018 by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.

This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report summarizes a February 2013 workshop, convened by the Committee on National Statistics in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Research Council to explore how population surveys such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey should report results from genomic research using stored specimens as well as address informed consent for both future data collection and the use of banked specimens.

This 2004 report by the National Research Council concludes that security against bioterrorism is best served by continuing policies that allow scientists and the public unrestricted access to genome data on microbial pathogens.

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies authored this 2014 assessment of the oversight function of the NIH and the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) over human gene transfer research.

This National Academies Press publication summarizes the proceedings of workshop on ethical issues in clinical trials for gene therapies. This workshop was convened by the Forum on Regenerative Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on November 13, 2019.

This National Academies Press publication documents the evidence-based findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a committee of experts on the ethical, legal, regulatory, policy, and organizational issues relevant to the conduct of research involving deceased organ donors in the United States.

This publication summarizes the proceedings of a 2-day workshop (October 5 and 6, 2017) convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The workshop examined the development, implementation, and interpretation of animal models for use in the field of precision medicine.

This 2020 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report provides a COVID-19 vaccine allocation framework to assist domestic and global policy makers.

This National Academies Press publication documents the evidence-based findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a committee of experts on the ethical, legal, and social issues associated with mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs).

This National Academies Press publication documents the evidence-based findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a committee of experts charged with investigating the scientific, medical, and ethical aspects of human reproductive cloning.