All of the Following Are True About ELSI Except

question 10

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about ELSI except:

• A) it stands for ethical, legal, and social issues.
• B) in the U.S. the program is part of the Human Genome Project (HGP) budget.
• C) in the U.S. 3-5% of the HGP budget is devoted to this.
• D) ELSI is concerned with cost/benefit issues in pharmaceuticals.

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