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"The FDA lacks any specific statutory authority to regulate genomic sequencing technologies. President Obama knows this, because as a Senator in 2006 and 2007 h
by ksherlock 13y ago
"The FDA lacks any specific statutory authority to regulate genomic sequencing technologies. President Obama knows this, because as a Senator in 2006 and 2007 he introduced bills that would regulate the genomics industry. They never passed. Yet in 2010 the FDA simply decreed by fiat that these tests are considered new medical devices that require premarket testing and approval." -- http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304465604579220003539640102 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230446560... (possibly behind a paywall so google news it).
And there it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Bara... -- Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2006/2007.