Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
ISSN
0028-4793
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Language
en-US
Abstract
"Who am I?” has always been a fundamental philosophical question that may require decades of reflection to answer. With the advent of DNA analysis, there is a growing public impression that the answer may be found in our genes. Various Internet sites offer descriptions of our ancestral history on the basis of our DNA, as well as testing for specific “disease genes” or general profiles that are used to recommend lifestyle changes, such as foods to be eaten or avoided. Researchers have even suggested that although the scientific evidence is speculative and at best probabilistic, many people will want to have their DNA analyzed for markers of predispositions toward certain behaviors, including risk taking, overeating, aggression, and even criminality.
Recommended Citation
George J. Annas,
DNA Testing, Banking, and Genetic Privacy
,
in
355
New England Journal of Medicine
545
(2006).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/1302
Comments
From The New England Journal of Medicine, George J. Annas, DNA Testing, Banking, and Genetic Privacy, Volume 355, Page 545 Copyright ©(2006) Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.