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Genetics and regulations

How genetic research, and its application in medicine or socially, is regulated.

news

The Wellcome Trust - one of the key players in the Human Genome Project - reflects on challenges and opportunities in the field of human genetics. 03/03/11

European Union Ministers from the 27 Member States have informally agreed to explore a plan that would enable the exchange of personal data across national borders. 22/01/07

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Inventions can be patented – if they can be proved to be new, involve a non-obvious inventive step and be capable of industrial application. 19/07/02
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A patent is a licence granted to an inventor, which gives the inventor the legal right to stop anyone else from making, using or selling the invention without his or her permission. 19/07/02

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Protecting people from the wrongful use of their personal information by others. 12/05/03
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Advises on the ethical acceptability of proposals for gene therapy research on humans. 19/07/02
"The [human genome] sequence carries no meaning; it is how people use it that matters. It could bring massive benefits, massive problems, or both." Jeremy Cherfas
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