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Ban the use of genomic data by UK insurers
by Harry Farmer
Drawing from the report 'Predicting: The Future of Health?', from the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, senior researcher Harry Farmer explains why it's time for a real ban on the use of genomic data by UK insurers...