DNA Testing

U.S. Panel Urges End to Secret DNA Testing

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Discreet DNA samples anywhere from toothpicks to tampons are being tested at the Elk Grove genetic testing company, easyDNA. Blood stain from a tampon or bandage? You can send it in for ancestry, paternity, or health testing. If this seems like an invitation for trouble it might be one. Imagine a potential employee not getting a job because a used tissue was tested positive for chance of an expensive disease. Although there are beneficial uses for this kind of technology the cons may outweigh the pros. 

Read it at Reuters


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