Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing (Science Daily)
The need for a clear set of rules governing genetic ancestry testing is becoming more urgent, according to experts, given the proliferation of private corporations that promise consumers insight into their genetic origins.
Stanford bioethicist and colleagues call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing (EurekAlert!)
( Stanford University Medical Center ) The lack of federal regulation in instances of DNA use will be addressed in the Policy Forum section in the July 3 issue of Science by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Ph.D., of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and colleagues from four other universities. The need for a clear set of rules governing genetic ancestry testing is becoming more urgent, Lee said, ...
Bioethicists Call For Heightened Oversight of Genetic Ancestry Testing (GenomeWeb News)
A team of bioethics and anthropology researchers from Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Texas at Austin, New York University, and the University of Wisconsin argued that a sound public policy should be developed around existing genetic ancestry testing recommendations — such as those issued by the American Society for Human Genetics at its annual ...
Bioethicists call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the popularity of take-home DNA kits to trace ancestry or calculate the risk for serious medical conditions grows, there is an increasingly critical need for federal oversight of "direct-to consumer" genetic testing, as well as of the use of DNA samples for research, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and several other academic institutions.
Bioethicist And Colleagues Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing (redOrbit)
Imagine donating a sample of your DNA to help researchers study the genetics of diabetes. The disease is common among your friends and family, and you're proud of your role in finding out why.
