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Genetics 2.0

Jun 23, 2009

Science Progress discusses a recent article in the American Journal of Bioethics from Stanford's Sandra Soo-Jin Lee and LaVera Crawley that explores the combination of direct-to-consumer genomics and social networking, particularly focusing on how it affects consumer health and privacy. Lee tells Science Progress that not all genetic information is strictly personal -- it may have implications for the person's children or grandchildren. She adds that although GINA gives people protection against discrimination, it's not clear how information shared over a social network will be treated.

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