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Title
- Main Title Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy
Creator
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Author: Jones, Nancy LeeCreator Type: PersonalCreator Info: American Law Division
Publisher
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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
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: 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