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This study will (a) describe the medical, genetic, and carrier knowledge and beliefs in a population of female relatives of individuals with severe type A hemophilia before and after the relatives…

This study employs a critical content analytic approach to ascertain the degree of perfectionist, essentialist and discriminatory social norms associated with the rise in public discourse about…

The two specific aims for the proposed summer genetics program for nursing faculty are: (a) to increase nursing faculty knowledge about human genetics and its clinical application, and b) to increase…

The two specific aims are unchanged for the expanded Genetics Educational Program for Nursing Faculty: a) to increase nursing faculty knowledge about genetics and its clinical application, and b) to…

The goal of this project is to identify and analyze the challenges that genetic enhancements pose for American health policy and social policy. It will place genetics into the context of other…

The proposed study will investigate the utilization and impact of DNA profiling (DNA 'fingerprinting') in criminal cases, exploring the integration of a powerful new technology into the…

This project will develop a new multidisciplinary undergraduate course in the ethical, legal, and social implications of the Human Genome Project. The course will offer a case-study oriented approach…

In response to the extraordinary interest in and demand for substantial training in undergraduate ELSI education, Dartmouth College's Ethics Institute proposes to expand the number of annual…

During each of the summers of 2000, 2001 and 2002, Dartmouth's Ethics Institute proposes to offer a Faculty Institute to a group of 20 college and university teachers in order to prepare them to…

This project will delineate the major ethical, legal and social issues accompanying the use of genomic information to enhance normal traits in individuals and families, and to identify the precedents…