Privacy and
Progress
On October 11, 2012 the Commission released its report and recommendations on how to reconcile the promise of whole genome sequencing with individuals' privacy concerns.
As our nation invests in science and innovation and pursues advances in biomedical research and health care, it's imperative that we do so in a responsible manner.
—President Barack Obama
News
- Commission Plans Next Project: Ethical Implications of Incidental Findings (January 25)
- Commission Staff presents at The Fourth International Conference on Science in Society (November 16)
- More news
Blog
- Commission Wraps Up Miami Meeting (January 15)
- Tom Beauchamp, Ph.D. to address Commission (January 14)
- More from the blog
Meetings
- MEETING THIRTEEN: April 30 & May 1, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
- MEETING FOURTEEN: Aug. 19-20, 2013, in Philadelphia, Penn.
- MEETING FIFTEEN: Dec. 17-18, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
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Featured Video
Dennis F. Thompson, Ph.D. discusses the philosophical grounding of the ethical approach.
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