Scientists and clinicians are starting to translate genomic discoveries from research labs to
the clinical setting. In the process, big data genomic technologies are both a risk to …

We consider the public health applications of genomic technologies as viewed through the
lens of the public health code of ethics. We note, for example, the potential for genomics to …

Direct-to-consumer personal genome testing is now widely available to consumers.
Proponents argue that knowledge is power but critics worry about consumer safety and …

Genetic research and testing is not limited to individuals and their families. Increasingly,
there is focus on communities and even whole populations. This raises legal and socio …

Susan M. Wolf, JD, is McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy;
Faegre Baker Daniels Professor of Law; Professor of Medicine; and Chair of the Consortium …

Genetic variant associations and advances in research technologies are generating an
unprecedented volume of genomic data. Whole-genome sequencing will introduce even …

In recent years, the number of genomic databases or" biobanks" being created for use in
research has grown significantly. While the term" biobank" has been used to describe many …

Informed consent is a vital ethical doctrine in clinical medicine and, through genetic
counselling, is being applied to genetic testing. But genetic testing raises issues that …

With the accelerating discovery of human genes, public health professionals are
increasingly confronted with a large body of scientific information that will guide public …

© 2013 BioMed Central Ltd accompanying the emergence of population genomic
sequencing technologies. This is especially true in light of genomic science's rapid …