2006 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2006. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.
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What in your opinion is the biggest ethical, social and legal implication resulting from the human genome project?
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Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.: The need to prevent genetic discrimination in health insurance and the workplace -- a problem that is still not solved in the U.S. |
| Shivani, Uni of Leicester, UK |
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