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Genetic research study urged MPs urge to study Gene work inquiry demanded
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Parliament's science and technology committee was yesterday
urged to set up a Royal Commission to investigate the ethics of
genetic research.
The standing committee of MPs and civil servants is
investigating the ethical, regulatory and economic implications of
genetic research. The research straddles so many moral dilemmas
that a commission must be set up to examine the issues under a
coherent framework, Professor Ruth Chadwick, a gene specialist at
the University of Central Lancashire...
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Genetic research: The fact behind the fantasy
New Pittsburgh Courier
; Genetic research: The fact behind the fantasy If you like science fiction, you'll probably enjoy the new movie, "Gattaca." It's about a future world of "made to order" people created through genetic research. Enjoy the movie, but don't let it scare you. The real promise of genetic research is not
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Genetic research & communal narratives.
The Hastings Center Report
; The risks and benefits of genetic research extend beyond individual subjects. Genetic research can also affect the communities to which the subjects belong, by rewriting the narratives and reconfiguring the identities that members of the community share and live by. These far-ranging effects raise
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If only Reagan administration had approved genetic research
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
; TO THE EDITOR: While the nation mourns the death of former President Reagan, politicians and journalists are busy recounting his legacy. We remember his good humor, his great ability to communicate directly with the people, his optimism. But what I remember along with these things is that it was on
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Pueblo, Colo., Advocate for the Disabled Studies Ethics of Genetic Research.
The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
; ... individuals. This is coming, and we're not ready, she said. To see more of The Pueblo Chieftain, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.chieftain.com (c) 2002, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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Genetic Research: Guard your DNA, expert cautions
The Native Voice
; Debra Harry (Northern Paiute) is the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, which offers educational and technical support to indigenous people to help them protect their genetic resources, indigenous knowledge, cultural and human rights from the negative effects of
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