{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The New Atlantis","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com","author_name":"Brian","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/author\/brianshim","title":"Notes and Briefs - Fall 2003","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DTDB1ZJXAh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/notes-and-briefs-fall-2003\">Notes &#038; Briefs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/notes-and-briefs-fall-2003\/embed#?secret=DTDB1ZJXAh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Notes &#038; Briefs&#8221; &#8212; The New Atlantis\" data-secret=\"DTDB1ZJXAh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,l){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement(\"a\"),a=l.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Citing the need to keep civil rights in step with scientific progress, the U.S. Senate recently passed a bill aimed at stopping genetic discrimination. The potential law would bar insurance companies from using genetic information to deny medical coverage or set premiums, and prohibit employers from using genetic knowledge in hiring and firing decisions. Advances in genetic testing have made it possible to detect a person&rsquo;s predispositions to heart attacks, glaucoma, cystic fibrosis, and some cancers, raising the specter of insurance companies denying coverage to those most likely to need it. The measure sailed through the Senate by a 95-0...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/legacy\/20080125_bullet.gif"}