The Human Genome Project built its map from DNA drawn from 24 anonymous individuals of various racial and ethnic groups, while Celera used DNA from five people in its work. "We must guarantee that genetic information cannot be used to stigmatize or discriminate against any individual or group," Mr. Many politicians and scientists urging regulation to prevent insurers or employers from shunning people with a genetic disposition to certain diseases. We'll understand ourselves better, have a better idea of what human nature is."īut the promise of the genome has triggered a lively debate over the use of genetic information that is only just beginning.
"After the printing press, there was an explosion more people could have information. "Things are just going to move faster," he said in an interview with BBC Radio. based in Rockville, Maryland, might stifle genetic advances or reap unfair profits from them by patenting much of its information. That agreement was designed to allay fears expressed by many researchers that the private company, Celera Genomics Inc. Clinton appeared with the heads of the rival public and private-sector initiatives to map the human genome and said both groups had agreed to publish their data together later this year. Underscoring the importance of what he called the "most-wondrous map ever produced by humankind," Mr.
"Today, we are learning the language in which God created life," President Bill Clinton said at a White House ceremony in Washington.
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LONDON- The completion of a draft of the human genetic blueprint is a historic breakthrough that promises dramatic advances in the diagnosis and treatment of genetic defects, cancer and other illnesses, but the question of how to regulate this powerful information is likely to challenge society for years to come, scientists and politicians said Monday.
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