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From the passage of the country's first sterilization law in Indiana in 1907 until the 1960s approximately 60,000 people were sterilized based on eugenic criteria that sought to regulate the…

This 3-year R01 based at the University of Minnesota and Vanderbilt University will convene a national Working Group of top legal and scientific experts to analyze current U.S. federal and state law…

Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is promoted to redress the shortage of kidneys for transplantation. However, studies show that living donors (LDs) have a greater risk of kidney failure…

Our vision for the proposed research training program at Stanford University is to create independent ELSI scholars who can conduct rigorous research on ethical, legal, social or policy implications…

Responsible conduct of research (RCR) is an essential requirement for research training in developed countries and most academic and funding institutions require researchers to obtain such training…

Epigenetics has become an area of growing interest for scientists, physicians, policymakers, and the public. Referring to molecular processes that alter gene expression without changing DNA sequence…

Whole genome sequencing has vast potential to improve the care of generally healthy adults by identifying predispositions for disease to facilitate targeted prevention and screening efforts, by…

Family history is an essential predictor of disease risk, yet it is often incomplete, inaccurate, and underutilized in today's clinical settings. With the increasingly widespread adoption of…

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a cell-free DNA screening test of fetal chromosomal abnormalities using maternal plasma, has been heralded as ?revolutionizing prenatal screening and diagnosis.…

Ms. Christi Guerrini is research faculty in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). BCM is a premier academic health science center known for excellence…