ABC Nightly News - science reports; 60 Minutes "Genetic Discrimination", 1996-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
Scope and Contents
ABC Nightly News report - ulcers, antibody treatment; medical explanation of Gulf War Syndrome; monkeys bred for medical research in Texas have ebola; Genetic testing - Senate debate on health care bill to prevent insurance discrimination based on genetic tests, test for BRCA1, Francis Collins talks about reactions to genetic testing results; 60 minutes on genetic testing "Do you really want to know?", marines court martialed rather than give DNA sample, background on Human Genome Project and some diseases for which genes have been discovered, genetic testing for breast cancer, Francis Collins talks about need for limits on genetic testing, person with Huntington's disease in family gets tested and reaction to positive genetic test, lost job after positive test; genetic discrimination, Francis Collins speaks about small scale genetic discrimination, mostly with insurance companies, some job opportunities, woman with breast cancer gene denied coverage by insurance company; Paul Billings talks about documenting genetic discrimination
Dates
- Creation: 1996-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
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Extent
From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository
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