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The US-

A timeline of key events in genetic technologies


What has happened -

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26 November 2013

Personal genetic tests banned in America

The US bans direct-to-consumer genetic tests: analysis and comment

FDA bans 23andme personal genetic testsBBC News

FDA bans 23andme personal genetic tests

BBC News

23andMe ordered to stop selling DNA Analysis ServiceThe Guardian

23andMe ordered to stop selling DNA Analysis Service

The Guardian

Japan loosens the rules on human-animal embryosFinancial Times

Japan loosens the rules on human-animal embryos

Financial Times

 

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9 March 2009

Obama overturns stem-cell ban

Stem cell research: analysis and comment

Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cell researchThe Guardian

Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cell research

The Guardian

What are stem cells and how do they work?San Francisco Chronicle

What are stem cells and how do they work?

San Francisco Chronicle

The promise of stem cells

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21 May 2008

The US enacts the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Genetic discrimination: analysis and comment

GINA will protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic information 

GINA will protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic information 

The Loopholes in the Law Prohibiting Genetic DiscriminationThe Atlantic

The Loopholes in the Law Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination

The Atlantic

A Closer Look at Genetic Data Privacy and Nondiscrimination in 2020The Future of privacy forum

A Closer Look at Genetic Data Privacy and Nondiscrimination in 2020

The Future of privacy forum