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Keeping DNA on the Down Low

Jan 20, 2007

The New York Times reports in this brief article on President Bush's call for a law to protect the privacy of genetic information -- a bill that has long been seen as the foundation for any kind of biobanking effort here in the US. In a talk he gave at NIH, Bush said, "If a person is willing to share his or her genetic information, it is important that that information not be exploited in improper ways," according to the story.

At least we'll still be able to exploit genetic information in ways we consider proper.

 

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