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This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop hosted by the National Academy of Sciences and Indian National Science Academy in November 2014. The workshop explored global issues related to emerging and existing infections and global health safety.

This report published by the National Academies Press explores the benefits, harms, and costs of returning individual research results as well as the ethical, social, and regulatory aspects of this practice.

This National Academies Press publication considers the ethical, legal, and societal issues associated with rapidly changing technologies (e.g., synthetic biology, nanotechnology, information technologies) with low barriers of entry and possible military applications.

This report summarizes a 2004 workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences to explore the scientific and policy issues associated with integrating genomic research into public health practice.

This National Academies Press publication summarizes the proceedings of a workshop that explored how pending privacy legislation in Congress (Fall, 1997) would affect genetic research. The workshop was convened by the Board on Biology of the National Research Council on November 1, 1997.

This National Academies Press publication documents the evidence-based consensus of a committee of experts on the potential use of biotechnology for mitigating threats to forest tree health and the ecological, economic, and social implications of using such biotechnology.

This National Academies Press publication documents the evidence-based consensus of a committee of experts charged with investigating the development of new bioconfinement methods for genetically engineered organisms to reduce the potential for unintended effects on human health and the environment.

This National Research Council report contains Interdisciplinary Research Team summaries of the proceedings of the November 20-22, 2009 Keck Futures Initiative Conference on Synthetic Biology hosted by the National Academies. This convening explored the potential of synthetic biology and its unique ethical issues.

This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report explores the scientific capabilities, tools, and expertise that regulatory agencies will need to evaluate the future products of biotechnology.

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop hosted by the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health of the Institute of Medicine on August 18, 2014. The workshop explored different methods of improving the teaching of genetics in the graduate and continuing education of health professionals.