For more than 20 years, the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Program of the
National Human Genome Research Institute has supported empirical and conceptual …

The ethical landscape in the field of genomics is rapidly shifting. Plummeting sequencing
costs, along with ongoing advances in bioinformatics, now make it possible to generate an …

More than thirty years ago in the United States, the National Center for Human Genome
Research (NCHGR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its partner in the Human …

The 20 th century opened with rediscoveries of Gregor Mendel's studies on patterns of
inheritance in peas and closed with a research project in molecular biology that was …

While bioethics as a field has concerned itself with methodological issues since the early
years, there has been no systematic examination of how ethics is incorporated into research …

This thought-provoking book explores the connections between health, ethics, and soul. It
analyzes how and why the soul has been lost from scientific discourses, healthcare …

Background Over the past 25 years, there has been growing recognition of the importance of
studying the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of genetic and genomic research …

Contrary to conventions held by many scientists, academic research is not entirely
conducted in a vacuum. And while it may be somewhat difficult for young and even …

The concepts of ethical, legal, and societal issues (ELSI), responsible research and
innovation (RRI), and responsible innovation (RI) are recognized and encouraged in the …

In their article on the European Commission's nearly illfated Human Brain Project (HBP),
and the concomitant United States BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative …