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Remember When the Main Problem with DNA Databases Was that Nobody Knew About Them?

Sep 10, 2007

This week, scientists in the UK will kick off a recruitment campaign with the goal of getting 5 million Brits to volunteer DNA samples for UK Biobank, the national DNA database, according to this news story in the Guardian. They'll be specifically looking for people between the ages of 40 and 69.

That's not to be confused with last week's buzz about Biobank. That stemmed from a UK judge who called for all citizens of, and visitors to, the country to deposit their DNA in the database. (Seriously, people. Every visitor?) Fortunately, the Brits are seeing the humor of the situation -- and you can too, thanks to this satire piece from the Telegraph.

 

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