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Genetics Society of America Records, American Philosophical Society (570 words) |
 | The Genetics Society of America was established in 1931 out of the combination of the Joint Genetics Section of the American Society of Zoologists and the Botanical Society of America, with the aim of facilitating communication among scientists with an interest in research and education in genetics and cognate fields. |
| Periodically, the Society has taken an active stance on issues of public policy relating to genetics, most notably in the debate over the putatively heritable correlation between race and intelligence, the teaching of evolution in American schools, and the issues surrounding recombinant DNA and the genetic modification of organisms. |
| The lack of a continuous home for the Society contributed to the loss of some records, and to a degree of inconsistency in the organization of those that survived, and the quantity and quality of documentation consequently varies over the years, depending on the interests and habits of the Secretary. |
| New roles for model genetic organisms in understanding and treating human disease: report from the 2006 genetics ... (1554 words) |
| New roles for model genetic organisms in understanding and treating human disease: report from the 2006 genetics society of america meeting. |
| The Genetics Society of America recently convened its 2006 meeting entitled "Genetic Analysis: Model Organisms to Human Biology" to examine the future role of genetic research. |
| In addition to the well-established role of genetic variation that affects the major histocompatibility complex, a number of rare and common variants that affect a range of immunological pathways are now known to have important influences on the phenotypic diversity that is seen among autoimmune diseases. |
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