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Nature 448, 631 (9 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448631a; Published online 8 August 2007
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US genetics bill blocked again
Meredith Wadman
US Senator Tom Coburn is single-handedly blocking the passage of a bill through the Senate that aims to protect people from genetic discrimination.Coburn (Republican, Oklahoma) is using a legislative tactic called a hold to block a Senate vote on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which was passed in April by the House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 3 (see Nature 447, 14–15; 2007).
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