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Title

  • Main Title Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy

Creator

  • Author: Jones, Nancy Lee
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: American Law Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2001-01-24

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: On June 26, 2000, in a special ceremony at the White House, the completion of the "rough draft" of the human genome was announced. This milestone, which has been compared to the discoveries of Galileo, and other advances in genetics have created novel legal issues relating to genetic information.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Medicine
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Human genetics policy - U.S.

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RL30006
  • Accession or Local Control No: RL30006 2001-01-24
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs1869
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