Hearing on the possible uses and misuses of genetic information.

doi:10.1089/hum.1992.3.1-51

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Hearing on the possible uses and misuses of genetic information.

Human gene therapy - 1 Feb 1992

Healy B

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In summary, I will reiterate the five points I would like to leave with you today: First, the biological revolution has extraordinary power to do good. As long as the use of our new genetic knowledge is guided by the traditional ideals of the healing professions--to help improve the human conditi...

Topics

Biomedical Research
Ethical Review
Ethics, Medical
Federal Government
Genetic Privacy
Genetics
Genotype
Government Regulation
Humans
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Prejudice
Public Policy
Risk Assessment
United States

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