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Genetic Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii
Genetic Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii
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The first part of this essay evaluates the contemporary focus of the genetic revolution seen as such through the Human Genome Initiative - a project which brings not only great hope for new advancements of genetic knowledge designed to control disease and minimize human suffering, but raises real fears of unabated invasions of personal privacy that in turn would lead to discrimination for those found to be genetically handicapped. The extent to which this central fear is justified or rational is justified within the present context of the Genome Initiative, together with the past practices of genetic screening, will then …
Accessing Genomic Information For Nonmedical Purposes, George P. Smith Ii
Accessing Genomic Information For Nonmedical Purposes, George P. Smith Ii
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