Institution

Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research Program

ABP-I-0005

Dates 1990

Credit: Working Group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Related to Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome Date: 1989-12 Source: Source record Rights: U.S. federal government material; public domain. Courtesy of the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Overview

The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program was established as an integral component of the Human Genome Project to identify and address ethical, legal, and social issues arising from genomic research.

Historical Role

Institutional integration of ethical, legal, and social inquiry alongside a major biomedical science initiative.

Historical Significance

Established a durable model in which ethical, legal, and social inquiry was funded and organized alongside emerging genomic science rather than only after technological development.

Key facts

ABP identifier
ABP-I-0005
Dates
1990