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Scientists To Post Individuals' DNA Sequences To Web

Posted October 21, 2008 9:14 AM

From Slashdot:

With shocking disregard to their personal privacy, at least 10 people volunteered to release their entire medical records and DNA sequences in order to get their DNA decoded and analyzed. 'They include Steven Pinker, the prominent Harvard University psychologist and author, Esther Dyson, a trainee astronaut and Misha Angrist, an assistant professor at Duke University. They have each donated a piece of skin to the project at Harvard University and agreed to have the results posted on the internet.

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Re: Scientists To Post Individuals' DNA Sequences To Web

10/22/2008 7:09 AM

Not very smart. If one of them has a huge chance of developing a terminal illness then no heath insurance company would even think of insuring them!

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Re: Scientists To Post Individuals' DNA Sequences To Web

10/23/2008 5:07 AM

Hello Guest,

That was my very first thought also.

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