[ELS Roster]

The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics [ELS] Special Emphasis Panel reviews ethical, legal, and social implications of human genetics.

Specific areas covered by ELS:

• Psychosocial, ethical, and legal issues for both consumers and professionals in testing for genetic diseases including cancer
• Sociological/anthropological studies related to human genetics;
• Philosophical studies;
• Genetic policy studies; and history of science studies.

ELS has no shared coverage within the GGG IRG

ELS has the following shared interests outside the GGG IRG:

• With the Health of the Population [HOP] IRG in the area of ethics. Applications that emphasize social and behavior issues rather than genetics are more appropriate for the HOP IRG.
  
  
• With the Biology of Development & Aging [BDA] IRG in the area of international bioethics. Applications that emphasize ethics in the genomic context are appropriate for ELS. Applications that emphasize ethics in the international context are appropriate for BDA.