This Week in Nature: Jul 5, 2007

Jul 05, 2007

An editorial calls for the United States to finish the behind-the-scenes negotiating surrounding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007. Passing this law, they say, will not only keep people's worries at bay but also promote further genetic research.

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