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ASHG Annual Meeting • Oct 18-22, 2021 Please email [email protected] with any questions or to add any missing talks All times are in Eastern Time Awards Congratulations to all the 2021…

We are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Literature and Science, Fictions of Genetic Privacy, co-edited by Jay Clayton and Claire Sisco King. It features nine…

Genetic testing is increasingly offered as a benefit in employer-sponsored health and wellness programs. Despite rapidly growing popularity of wellness programs, there is little evidence to support…

The following is a list of ELSI and ELSI-related sessions at ASBH 2023. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to add your presentation. Thursday, October 12, 2023 ELSI Affinity…

“Genome editing” describes a set of techniques in molecular biology that allow scientists to modify DNA  to add, remove or change sequences of genetic material. Genome editing can be understood…

Our Just Funded feature is a listing of ELSI grants that were recently awarded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). If we missed your grant, please email us at info@…

About this listing ELSI in Review is a listing of recently published reviews of the literature on key ELSI topics curated by CERA staff. Our January 2023 set explores the ethics of digital twins in…

About this listing ELSI in Review is a listing of recently published reviews of the literature on key ELSI topics curated by CERA staff. Our August 2022 set explores ethical issues related to…

Watch the recordings of the symposium here By Erik Parens, PhD and Paul S. Appelbaum, MD In 1991, sociologist Abby Lippman proposed the geneticization thesis, i.e., that “genetic science [would]…

The shooting in Buffalo that resulted in the deaths of ten Black Americans is one of many in a series of tragedies that have resulted from systemic racism. We condemn white supremacy and the misuse…