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Human Genome News, September 1994; 6(3):6
On the New Frontiers of Genetics and Religion by J. Robert Nelson (Texas Medical Center, Houston) draws on the work of 260 scientific, medical, and religious professionals who met in 1990 and 1992 under the auspices of the Human Genome Project to discuss genetic research and related issues. The author explores such topics as genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, treatment of inherited disease, special genetic concerns of women, and the temptations to seek eugenic improvement of human nature and capabilities. Religious critiques by leading experts from Jewish, Christian, and other traditions explain the possibilities for good and the dangers of abuse in human genetic science. Paper, 215 pp. 1994.
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Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v6n3).
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome. See Timeline for more HGP history.
Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.
