genetic privacy

Consumer Reports points out a regulatory gap in the US surrounding direct-to-consumer genetic tests that it says lawmakers should address.

The editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says other lawmakers should take Florida's approach and provide additional protections against genetic discrimination.

In a new ruling, Canada's Supreme Court upheld the country's genetic non-discrimination law, the Canadian Press reports.

CBC News reports Canada's Supreme Court is to rule on the constitutionality of the country's genetic non-discrimination law today.

Florida Politics reports Florida's law barring life, long-term care, and disability insurers from using genetic information in coverage decisions went into effect at the beginning of July.

In Nature this week: CRISPR approaches to editing plant genomes, way to speed up DNA-PAINT, and more.

Florida bill to bar life, disability, and long-term care insurers from using genetic information in coverage decisions poised to become law, according to Florida Politics.

A New Jersey assemblyperson is considering a bill that would make DNA test results personal property, WHYY reports.

In a Nature commentary, researchers call for the development of an international code of conduct for genomics.