What does ELSI stand for?

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (of Human Genome Project)

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Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

It seems to be worse on people not to know than to know that they are positive or negative," said Thomson, director of the federal agency's ethical, legal and social implications research program.

Many can cope with news of higher Alzheimer's risk

ELSI referred to the ethical, legal and social implications of the human genome project.

Ethics envisions science: a proactive approach

The Human Genetics Advisory Committee has been created to provide high-level technical and strategic advice on: human genetics issues, particularly regarding the expected effects on health and healthcare; the ethical, legal and social implications of developments in human genetics; and other matters as the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing determines from time to time.

Federal Government Gives the Green Light to a Genetic Information ...

It currently houses the publicly-funded Genome Sequence Database (GSDB) and a bibliographic database of biotechnology, ethical, legal and social implications.

Perkin-Elmer And National Center For Genome Resources Form Alliance; ...

For additional information on the ethical, legal and social implications of the EGP, visit the project's web site (49).

The Environmental Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, and Social ...