Report makes recommendations on controversial genetics research; event to explore future of healthcare work
April 27, 2023
New Report Makes Recommendations on Controversial Genetics Research Working Group Members Explain Findings at Launch Event
A new consensus report makes recommendations for responsibly conducting and communicating about controversial research on the genetic contributions to human social and behavioral characteristics. The report, produced by The Hastings Center, provides direction for research and communications in this area of study, which has both significant social risks and benefits. The editors are Hastings Center senior research scholar Erik Parens and Michelle N. Meyer, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Bioethics & Decision Sciences at Geisinger. Read the report, “Wrestling with Social and Behavioral Genomics: Risks, Potential Benefits, and Ethical Responsibility.”
An article accompanying the consensus report describes a fledgling effort to integrate community perspectives on the ethics of this research. Read the article.
A webinar to launch the report featured Parens, Meyer, and working group members discussing the recommendations and answering questions. Watch the launch event.
“Could studies probing genetic links to social outcomes such as income and education and to traits such as intelligence uncover differences in people of different ancestries that could be misused by racists?” The journal Science explores that question in an article about the consensus report. Read the Science article.
Reimagining Healthcare Work, Repairing Healthcare Systems Researchers, Journalist, and Clinical Ethicist to Discuss Real-World Actions
How can we create meaningful change in a broken American healthcare system? Join us on May 18 for a webinar featuring insights from two studies of healthcare work during the pandemic. Researchers, a New Yorker journalist, and a clinical ethicist will discuss the future of healthcare work, including real-world steps healthcare organizations can take to better support their workers. Learn more and register.
Upcoming Events
"Reimagining Healthcare Work, Repairing Healthcare Systems: Lessons from the Front Line, May 18.
"Exploring Origins and Impacts of Beliefs about Genetic Causation," May 18.
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