Medical database for Tonga
The government of Tonga has granted Australian biotech firm Autogen the right to ask all the inhabitants of its 170 islands for DNA samples and medical information. The resulting medical database will be used to identify genes involved in diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The company chose...
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Genes and the public
by Juliet Tizzard
Today, the UK's Human Genetics Commission (HGC) published the mother of all consultation papers. At 56 pages long, it is certainly no bedtime read. It will require quite a commitment of time and intellectual effort on the part of the respondent to read the consultation and answer the questions its...