Friday, February 7, 2014

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eleanor H. Roper, front, pulls a weather infantry kit up a slope during a field exercise on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 31, 2014. Roper, a field radio operator, is assigned to Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
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A U.S. Marine and his military working dog patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2014.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hector Caraballo provides security during a medical evacuation of a simulated injured aircrew member in Honduras, Feb. 4, 2014. Caraballo is assigned to the Joint Security Forces Squadron.
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Reminder: NAS Workshop this Monday on Returning Individual Results from Genomic Research

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National Academy of Sciences Workshop: Returning Individual Results from Genomic Research

Starts Monday—Register Today.

DNA specimens

 

"Guidelines for Returning Individual Results from Genomic Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens" 

February 10-11, 2014

National Academy of Sciences Lecture Room
2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418

 

Register here.

 

Since 1991, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has collected and stored genetic specimens. Among other considerations, this has raised the question of whether, when, and for which biologic measures the results should be reported back to individual respondents. NCHS developed an action plan for reporting individual results; however, because of potential costs and unintended consequences from respondents' reactions, the NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors recommended gathering further input from a wide range of perspectives. The National Academies of Science is convening this workshop to fulfill that goal.

 

The workshop agenda will address such issues as:

  • How population surveys, such as NHANES and others, should implement the reporting of results from genomic research using stored specimens, identifying options for reporting and their advantages and challenges.
  • In the context of ever-changing guidance in medical ethics for reporting results from genomic studies, how population surveys should address informed consent for future data collection, as well as implementing the return of results for banked specimens covered by informed consent that did not envision this possibility. Options will be identified and their advantages and challenges considered.

 Registrants can attend the workshop in person or via WebEx. Visit the National Academies workshop page for agenda and logistics, including registration, directions, hotel, and transportation information. A transcript will be available post-workshop.

 NCHS has implemented a moratorium on new research using genetic specimens in NHANES until this workshop has been held and its discussions absorbed. Needless to say, this is of tremendous importance, and the results will have far-reaching consequences for NHANES in particular, and population-based surveys overall.


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2014-02-07 08:40:12 UPDATED: (M6.5) VANUATU -15.1 167.3 (442af)

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Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • 7 Feb 2014 08:40:12 UTC
  • 7 Feb 2014 19:40:13 near epicenter
  • 6 Feb 2014 22:40:12 standard time in your timezone
Location 15.057S 167.302E
Depth 111 km
Distances
  • 27 km (16 mi) E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
  • 54 km (33 mi) NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu
  • 315 km (195 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
  • 648 km (401 mi) N of We, New Caledonia
  • 789 km (489 mi) N of Paita, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.6 km
Parameters Nph = 95; Dmin = 44.7 km; Rmss = 1.17 seconds; Gp = 53°
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

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02/06/2014 06:02 PM CST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, holds a plaque with Marine Corps Commandant James F. Amos and Robert F. Hale, the Pentagon's comptroller, after delivering remarks during a ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Feb. 6, 2014, to recognize the audit success of the U.S. Marine Corps and Defense Department organizations.
02/06/2014 06:01 PM CST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Feb. 6, 2014, to recognize the audit success of the U.S. Marine Corps and Defense Department organizations.
02/06/2014 05:28 PM CST

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Case, left, and Lt. Kari Szewezyk signal for Case's boots to be launched off the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2014. It is a tradition for aviators to launch their boots from the catapult of an aircraft carrier when they transfer from the ship. The Roosevelt is training to prepare for future deployments.
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02/06/2014 05:11 PM CST

U.S. Marines fire an M120 mortar system during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. The amphibious exercise brings together U.S. Marines and sailors and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers to promote military interoperability through challenging, complex and realistic training.
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