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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…

This sociological study is a prospective field research project on the development of the human genome initiative during the first half of the 1990's. The study is examining how the genomics…

Women of reproductive age and the partners of those who test positive will be screened for CF mutations by new methods of rapid DNA analysis in this pilot study. The target population includes large…

This conference will bring together experts in science, ethics, and law, with experts in knowing and representing the needs of American Workers. The conference will build a base of knowledge among…

This project will develop a nine-week module to be used in the biology curriculum for high school students, as part of the NIH/ADAMHA Science Education Partnership awards. The module, 'Molecular…

The major goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of a CF screening program that, while incorporating pre- and post-test education for people with negative screening tests, provides…

This project seeks to delineate problems to be addressed in testing programs in this study of perception of carrier status by CF siblings. By interviewing the adult siblings of CF patients and the CF…