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Neuroscience (03/21/2007)
Two private companies have announced plans to market software that purportedly allows users to detect deception using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). So far there is little proof that such high-tech, brain-scanning lie detectors would be any better than polygraph, which has been repeatedly shown to be ineffective. However, since fMRI scanners take a dynamic picture of the living brain, its use for lie detection and interrogation purposes raises the specter of the government attempting to deploy this technology to "read your mind," whether or not its efficacy has been proven.
Genetics and Race (03/21/2007)
The use of racial categories in genomic biology and biomedicine has become increasingly common. While racial health disparities are an important challenge for public health, it is important that interventions not reinforce the inequalities they seek to address.
Biosecurity (03/21/2007)
Any response to a public health emergency should safeguard civil liberties as well as health, at minimum those Americans already expect from their health care providers, such as a commitment to informed consent, fairness, and medical privacy.
Genetic Testing (03/21/2007)
Today, more than 1,000 clinical genetic tests can be applied at any point of the life cycle. As genetic testing enters into routine health care, it is critical to protect patient privacy and guard against genetic discrimination.
Genetic Repositories (03/21/2007)
Recent advances in genomics, bioinformatics and data mining are encouraging a worldwide proliferation of "gene banks". The ACLU is exploring the implications of this emerging arena of science and medicine.
Gene Patents (03/21/2007)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted tens of thousands of patents on human genetic sequences. In addition to inhibiting freedom of research, patents on human genes raise troubling questions about the rights of patients and whether parts of human beings should be patentable at all.
Forensic DNA Databanks (03/20/2007)
State and Federal DNA databanks are expanding at an alarming rate
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