September 15, 2006
NIH Proposes Genetic Database
To hasten the flow of genetic information among scientists, the National Institutes of Health plans to develop a repository that would collect and collate human genetic data, but in a way that would protect the privacy of people who participate in genetic studies.
According to a notice published in the Federal Register on August 30, the results of all NIH-sponsored research in "genomewide association studies" would be deposited in the genetic database. Such studies analyze the genetic
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