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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.

3 Jul 2009, 8:21 am | click here to view more

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Stanford Bioethicist And Colleagues Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing (Medical News Today)

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. Now, imagine that some time later, you learn that your DNA has been used for other studies on topics you never expected - schizophrenia, human migration, inbreeding.

4 Jul 2009, 6:11 am | click here to view more

Science Briefing (Los Angeles Times)

Myanmar fossils may mean human roots in Asia / Crucial sea grass meadows found to be declining / Multiple genetic variations linked to schizophrenia / Deep-brain stimulators help some cerebral palsy p Ancestry in Asia?

4 Jul 2009, 3:11 am | click here to view more

Japan's royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii (AP via Yahoo! News)

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wish to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.

3 Jul 2009, 6:22 am | click here to view more

Independence Day is family day for her (The Daily World)

RACHEL THOMSON | THE DAILY WORLD Mary Lam holds a copy of her daughter’s application to the Daughters of the American Revolution. every members must be able to trace their ancestry to a person who served in the American Revolution.

4 Jul 2009, 4:23 am | click here to view more

Stanford bioethicist and colleagues call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing (EurekAlert!)

( Stanford University Medical middle ) 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 middle 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, ...

2 Jul 2009, 2:18 pm | click here to view more

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 ...

2 Jul 2009, 3:02 pm | click here to view more

Akihito to visit isles but not Pearl Harbor (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

TOKYO » Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wish to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began yesterday, but they will not be going to Pearl Harbor.

4 Jul 2009, 7:41 am | click here to view more

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.

2 Jul 2009, 5:07 pm | click here to view more

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