After stalling in Congress for more than a decade, a bill that bans discrimination on the basis of a person’s genes won approval on May 1. President Bush is expected to sign it this week. Known by the acronym GINA, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act bars employers and health insurers from penalizing people for flaws or disease risks revealed by ... (Full article: 927 words)
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