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  2. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - Wikipedia

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    The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–233 (text), 122 Stat. 881, enacted May 21, 2008, GINA / ˈ dʒ iː. n ə / JEE-nə), is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit some types of genetic discrimination.

  3. Biological rules - Wikipedia

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    The pygmy mammoth is an example of insular dwarfism, a case of Foster's rule, its unusually small body size an adaptation to the limited resources of its island home.. A biological rule or biological law is a generalized law, principle, or rule of thumb formulated to describe patterns observed in living organisms.

  4. Genetic discrimination - Wikipedia

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    The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act was opposed by the insurance industry and, upon its passage, then-attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould stated she believed the law may be unconstitutional. [45] The provisions of the law, as they applied to provincially regulated industries, were challenged by the government of Quebec before the Quebec Court ...

  5. Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (2019) Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (2002) CROWN Act (2019) Oregon Oregon Constitution, Article I, §46 (2014) CROWN Act (2021) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, § 28 (1971), Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, § 29 (2021) Rhode Island

  6. Biology Today: An Issues Approach - Wikipedia

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    Biology Today: An Issues Approach is a college-oriented Biology textbook by Eli C. Minkoff and Pamela J. Baker designed to integrate the teaching of biological concepts within the context of current societal issues relating to these topics. [1] It is the original issues-oriented introductory-level general biology textbook. [2]

  7. Public health genomics - Wikipedia

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    A critical set of phenomena that ties together various aspects of health interventions, such as drug sensitivity screening, cancer or autoimmune susceptibility screening, infectious disease prevalence and application of pharmacologic or nutrition therapies, is the systems biology of the immune response. For example, the influenza epidemic of ...

  8. International Society of Genetic Genealogy - Wikipedia

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    In 2008 ISOGG supported the passing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act designed to prohibit the improper use of genetic information in health insurance and employment in the United States. [10] [11] At an FDA public meeting on oversight of laboratory developed tests, ISOGG opposed FDA regulations preventing consumer access to DTC ...

  9. Racial color blindness - Wikipedia

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    One example form of rhetoric used in this framework is the argument, "if Irish, Jews (or other ethnic groups) have 'made it', how come black people have not?" [ 25 ] Some supporters of racial color blindness argue racial inequality can be supported by relying on cultural, rather than biological, explanations such as "this race has too many babies".