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The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (French: Loi sur la non-discrimination génétique) of 2017, also known as Bill S-201 during the 2nd Session of the 41st Parliament of Canada and the 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament of Canada, originated in a Private Member's Bill. [1] [2] It was introduced by Senators James Cowan [3] and Jennifer O'Connell ...
Harvard College v Canada (Commissioner of Patents) [2] is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case concerning the patentability of higher life forms within the context of the Patent Act. [3] At issue was the patentability of the Harvard oncomouse , a mouse that had its genome genetically altered by a cancer-promoting gene ( oncogene ).
The National DNA Data Bank of Canada (NDDB) is a national DNA Database that was set up in 2000. Managed by the RCMP, it provides matches to convicted offenders and offers a memory repository for cold cases. [1] The database hold 693,863 DNA profiles as of July 15, 2024. [2]
CIHR was created by an Act of Parliament on June 7, 2000, [6] bringing together existing government activities. CIHR's annual budget is approximately $1.2 billion. [7] [8]In 2021, Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director of CIHR's Indigenous health arm, was placed on immediate leave after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) found no evidence to support her repeated claims of Indigenous ...
BioNews is an online newsletter publishing news on the science, law and ethics of human genetics, assisted conception, and related topics.It was founded in 1999 by Juliet Tizzard, and is published by the English charity Progress Educational Trust, of which it is the flagship publication.
Bipartisan bills introduced in Congress Thursday would effectively ban a Chinese genomics firm from doing business in America. Intel officials have warned China is grabbing U.S. genetic info.
Officials in New York City, United States, order the closure of all live poultry markets in the city as well as in the surrounding suburban counties of Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau due to an increase in cases of avian influenza.
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