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After Gina, Nina? Neuroscience-Based Discrimination In The Workplace, Stephanie A. Kostiuk
After Gina, Nina? Neuroscience-Based Discrimination In The Workplace, Stephanie A. Kostiuk
Vanderbilt Law Review
In 1990, the Human Genome Project ("HGP") was formed to decipher and sequence the human genome, to develop new tools to obtain and analyze genetic data, and to make the information widely available.' Researchers completed the HGP in 2003 with the genetic technology and resources developed providing new opportunities for medical progress. In particular, discoveries about the genetic basis of illness and the development of genetic testing allowed for earlier diagnosis and detection of genetic predispositions to disease. These advances, however, also gave rise to the potential misuse of genetic information, as revealed by genetic testing, to discriminate against and …