There are two large questions. [Human Genome Project]
Journal Article
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· FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (USA)
OSTI ID:5583325
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (USA)
The author briefly explores two questions provoked by the Human Genome Project: concern over how it will be carried out and how society will be affected by its findings. Because sequencing technology is so expensive, there is some argument as to the benefits derived. He suggests that research should be directed towards the information-containing regions of the genome as embodied in cDNA libraries. Although there would be technical problems, the information would be far more useful and immediately applicable to a wide range of problems. Secondly, the societal consequences of this technology may affect reproductive decisions, education policy, hiring practices, insurance practices, marriageability, and may even lead, more ominously, to discovery of genetically templated differences between ethnic groups and races.
- OSTI ID:
- 5583325
- Journal Information:
- FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (USA), Journal Name: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (USA) Vol. 5:1; ISSN FAJOE; ISSN 0892-6638
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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