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At-Home DNA Tests: Marketing Scam or Medical Breakthrough
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006-07-27) -
Center director Kathy Hudson testifies before the President's Council on Bioethics
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2004-06-12) -
Center director Kathy Hudson testifies before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2004-07-22) -
Cloning: A Policy Analysis
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005)Cloning is a scientific term used to describe the process of genetic duplication. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the cloning technique that has drawn attention in recent years. This technique, in which the nucleus ... -
Embryo Biopsy for Stem Cells: Trading Old Problems for New
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006)Embryo biopsy for stem cells: trading old problems for new. -
Genetic tests are testing the law
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006)Genetic testing technology has brought new hope—and reproductive options—to would-be parents. But when a testing error occurs or the results are misread or miscommunicated, children may be born with severe, lifelong ... -
The Genetic Town Hall: Making Every Voice Count
(GENETICS & PUBLIC POLICY CENTER, 2004)In six American cities during the summer of 2004, a unique information exchange took place. From students to seniors, from medical professionals to people with disabilities, from the homeless to the well-to-do, people ... -
Human Germline Genetic Modification: Issues and Options for Policymakers
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005)Germline genetic modification is possible in animals, but not yet in humans. If certain technical obstacles were overcome, human germline genetic modification (HGGM) could allow human beings to create permanent heritable ... -
IMAGN! Increasing Minority Awareness of Genetics Now!
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005)The Human Genome Project revealed that any two humans are 99.9 percent genetically identical to each other. Yet by looking around you, it’s apparent that the 0.1 percent by which we all differ in our DNA can lead to ... -
Law and policy director Gail Javitt presents comments at the Food and Drug Administration hearing on Consumer-Directed Promotion of Regulated Medical Products
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005-11-01) -
Law and policy director Gail Javitt presents comments on the DRAFT Resolution on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests presented to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society.
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2004-06-15) -
Law and policy director Gail Javitt public comments before the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006-03-27) -
Law and policy director Gail Javitt public comments on FDA's Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Pharmacogenetic Tests and Genetic Tests for Heritable Markers
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006-05-10) -
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: A Discussion of Challenges, Concerns, and Preliminary Policy Options Related to the Genetic Testing of Human Embryos
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2004)A report by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University outlines policy options to address the scientific and ethical challenges raised by genetic testing of human embryos. The report will be released ... -
Public Awareness and Attitudes about Reproductive Genetic Technology
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2002)Americans are both hopeful and fearful about the rapidly advancing power of scientists to manipulate human reproduction, according to a new survey released today by the Genetics and Public Policy Center, a Johns Hopkins ... -
Public Health at Risk: Failures in Oversight of Genetic Testing Laboratories
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2006-09)The Human Genome Project unleashed a torrent of information about the human genome and the role of genetic variation in human health. As a result, genetic testing is now among the fastest growing areas of laboratory medicine. ... -
Regulating reproductive genetics: A review of American bioethics commissions and comparison to the British Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005-08-25)Many people are now advocating expanded government regulation of research and clinical use of reproductive technologies. Although many of these technologies have been in use or anticipated for more than twenty-five years, ... -
Regulatory approaches to reproductive testing
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2004-09-23)This report analyses the ethical and legal aspects of reproductive genetic testing in 11 countries (Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK). The legal ... -
Reproduction, genetics and the law
(Genetics and Public Policy Center, 2005-06)Both reproductive medicine and genetics are seeing rapid, and in some instances, revolutionary medical and scientific advances. Courts have been called upon to resolve a variety of novel disputes arising from these areas, ...