Whitehead Policy Symposium. The Human Genome Project: Science, law, and social change in the 21st century
Advances in the biomedical sciences, especially in human genomics, will dramatically influence law, medicine, public health, and many other sectors of our society in the decades ahead. The public already senses the revolutionary nature of genomic knowledge. In the US and Europe, we have seen widespread discussions about genetic discrimination in health insurance; privacy issues raised by the proliferation of DNA data banks; the challenge of interpreting new DNA diagnostic tests; changing definitions of what it means to be healthy; and the science and ethics of cloning animals and human beings. The primary goal of the Whitehead/ASLME Policy Symposium was to provide a bridge between the research community and professionals, who were just beginning to grasp the potential impact of new genetic technologies on their fields. The ''Human Genome Project: Science, Law, and Social Change in the 21st Century'' initially was designed as a forum for 300-500 physicians, lawyers, consumers, ethicists, and scientists to explore the impact of new genetic technologies and prepare for the challenges ahead.
- Research Organization:
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-98ER62543
- OSTI ID:
- 765237
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: The Human Genome Project: Science, Law, and Social Change in the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA (US), 04/23/1998--04/24/1998; Other Information: PBD: 17 Feb 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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