Even after many geneticists had accepted Mendel’s laws, confusion lingered regarding the maintenance of genetic variation in natural populations. Some opponents of the Mendelian view contended ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), signed into law by US President George W. Bush on 21 May 2008, was the product of more than a decade of efforts to pass it on Capitol Hill.

Gaps in the United States’ genetic-nondiscrimination law mean that life, long-term-care, and disability insurers can obligate ...

Is It Legal to Marry Your Brother? Incest Laws and Legal Implications. In the United States, the question of whether it’s ...

A proposed law in Ohio would fine men up to $10,000 if they ejaculate outside the act of procreation. Newsweek reported that ...

Muhle is one of many supporters of Legislative Bill 338 from State Sen. Dave “Woody” Wordekemper of Fremont, which seeks to ...

Experts agree that advances to GMO technology means laws need to change. But just how those changes look is contentious.

However, they bring new ethical concerns over privacy along with practical concerns over the use and interpretation of genetic information. A conference held at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline ...

Five months after announcing it would ban the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, the ...

The law makes it illegal for researchers to alter ... In Rossant’s lab, research is focused on the genetic control of normal and abnormal development in the early mouse embryos — which is ...

Nestle USA Inc. removed a state lawsuit alleging it collected the family medical information of employees in violation of the ...

As a general principle, Jewish law believes that couples should engage ... To avoid such scenarios, we encourage couples to undergo genetic testing before marriage or having children.