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The main goal of this proposal is to develop appropriate comprehensive counseling guidelines for predictive colon cancer gene testing by assessing perceptions and attitudes toward the gene tests,…

Two major forces in clinical medicine on the horizon are expected to change the paradigm of clinical care. One is personalized genomic medicine (PGM), which seeks to harness knowledge about the…

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…

This project is designed to promote public understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of research on genetic susceptibility to environmental toxicants. In recognition of the…

The Fred Friendly Seminars are producing a television series, entitled Our Genes/Our Choices, as the centerpiece of a vigorous public communication and education effort designed to engage the…

Emerging medical technologies are substantially improving our health care options, but often at considerable added cost. Cost-effectiveness and affordability are described as the fourth and fifth…

The proposed project explores how researchers in the new and growing arena of gene- environment interaction (GxE) research operationalize the concept of "a human population." The proposed…

One of the projected health dividends of the Human Genome Project is the use of personalized multi-gene testing to identify individual susceptibilities, so that individuals can undertake preventive…

The objective of this proposed historical and analytical study is to identify the major ethical concerns of Evangelical ('Born Again') Protestant Christians in the United States relative 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…