A Microbiologist, Physicist and Chemist Walk Into Congress...

摘要

Microbiologist Louise Slaughter needed 14 years to pass a bill aimed at protecting people from genetic discrimination in health insurance and employment. The delay, she said, was partly because some members of Congress thought the bill was on cloning. Now Slaughter (D-N.Y.) is working to pass a bill (H.R. 1587) to prevent everyday use of antibiotics on cattle and other livestock that ultimately end up on people's tables. Congress doesn't really want to tackle that issue, she told Bloomberg BNA, but the public understands that "eating meat saturated with hormones and antibiotics is not a good thing for your family" and that helps bring attention to the issue.