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39 relations: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bioethics, Biological agent, Biological determinism, Biological warfare, Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, Biotechnology, Claire Nader, DNA database, DNA profiling, Ford Foundation, Francis Boyle, Gene flow, Genetic discrimination, Genetic engineering, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Genetic privacy, Genetically modified food, Genomics, George Annas, Human cloning, Jeremy Gruber, Laurie Lola Vollen, Non-governmental organization, Nonprofit organization, Patricia J. Williams, Paul Billings, Principle, Privacy, Racialization, Reproductive technology, Robert C. Green, Ruth Hubbard, Sheldon Krimsky, Stuart Newman, Sujatha Byravan, Tania Simoncelli, University of California, Berkeley, Utne Reader.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.
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Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of the ethical issues emerging from advances in biology and medicine.
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Biological agent
A biological agent—also called bio-agent, biological threat agent, biological warfare agent, biological weapon, or bioweapon—is a bacterium, virus, protozoan, parasite, or fungus that can be used purposefully as a weapon in bioterrorism or biological warfare (BW).
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Biological determinism
Biological determinism, also known as genetic determinism or genetic reductionism, is the belief that human behaviour is controlled by an individual's genes or some component of their physiology, generally at the expense of the role of the environment, whether in embryonic development or in learning.
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Biological warfare
Biological warfare (BW)—also known as germ warfare—is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war.
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Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989
The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 (BWATA) was a piece of U.S. legislation that was passed into law in 1990.
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Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the broad area of science involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2).
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Claire Nader
Claire Nader (1928) is an American social scientist and a sister of Ralph, Laura, and Shafeek Nader.
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DNA database
A DNA database or DNA databank is a database of DNA profiles which can be used in the analysis of genetic diseases, genetic fingerprinting for criminology, or genetic genealogy.
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DNA profiling
DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting, DNA testing, or DNA typing) is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics, which are as unique as fingerprints.
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Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a New York-headquartered, globally oriented private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.
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Francis Boyle
Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950) is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law.
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Gene flow
In population genetics, gene flow (also known as gene migration or allele flow) is the transfer of genetic variation from one population to another.
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Genetic discrimination
Genetic discrimination occurs when people treat others (or are treated) differently because they have or are perceived to have a gene mutation(s) that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder.
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Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology.
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA, pronounced Jee-na), is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit some types of genetic discrimination.
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Genetic privacy
Genetic privacy involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, provision to third parties, and displaying of information pertaining to one's genetic information.
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Genetically modified food
Genetically modified foods or GM foods, also known as genetically engineered foods, bioengineered foods, genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.
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Genomics
Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of science focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes.
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George Annas
George J. Annas is the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights at the Boston University School of Public Health, School of Medicine, and School of Law.
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Human cloning
Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy (or clone) of a human.
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Jeremy Gruber
Jeremy Gruber is a lawyer, writer, and public policy advocate and is the Senior Vice President at Open Primaries.
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Laurie Lola Vollen
Laurie Lola Vollen is a scholar and human rights activist.
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Non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.
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Nonprofit organization
A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.
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Patricia J. Williams
Patricia J. Williams (born August 28, 1951) is an American legal scholar and a proponent of critical race theory, a school of legal thought that emphasizes race as a fundamental determinant of the American legal system.
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Paul Billings
Paul Billings is an American doctor, lecturer, researcher, professor, and consultant on genetic information.
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Principle
A principle is a concept or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation.
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Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.
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Racialization
In sociology, racialization or ethnicization is the process of ascribing ethnic or racial identities to a relationship, social practice, or group that did not identify itself as such.
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Reproductive technology
Reproductive technology encompasses all current and anticipated uses of technology in human and animal reproduction, including assisted reproductive technology, contraception and others.
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Robert C. Green
Robert C. Green is an American medical geneticist, physician, and public health researcher.
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Ruth Hubbard
Ruth Hubbard (March 3, 1924 – September 1, 2016) was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship position in biology.
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Sheldon Krimsky
Sheldon Krimsky is Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, and adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Stuart Newman
Stuart Alan Newman (born April 4, 1945 in New York City) is a professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, United States.
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Sujatha Byravan
Sujatha Byravan is principal research scientist at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).
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Tania Simoncelli
Tania Simoncelli is Senior Advisor to the Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
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University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public research university in Berkeley, California.
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Utne Reader
Utne Reader (a.k.a. Utne) is a quarterly American magazine that collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment, generally from alternative media sources including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs.
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