Are my Genes good enough!? Yeah I got them from Primark!
Posted : 17-Dec-2012
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Are your genes good enough?
posted 29-Apr-2008
Could our society become divided on the basis of 'good' and 'bad' genes?
A small but increasing number of genetic tests can reveal a risk of health problems in the future. The UK Disability Discrimination Act was put into place to reduce discrimination for a range of illnesses and disabilities but it doesn't fully cover unfair use of genetic information.
Discriminating on the basis of a person's genetics raises issues. Although currently healthy a person could show mutations that cause or raise the risk of developing diseases later in life.
The use of genetic information by insurance companies has already been the subject of some debate. Although British Insurers use family history to calculate risk they have declared a voluntary moratorium on using adverse test results (now extended until 2011) with some exception for large policies.
There has been increasing interest in the implications of any use of genetic information by employers.
Sir John Sulston headed the UK contribution to the Human Genome Project and now chairs the Human Genetic Commission.
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Do you think that genetic discrimination - the wrongful or unfair use of genetic information - could become a problem in our society?
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tarjinder
Surely this can only create a situation similar to eugenics - where the desirability of a person would depend on certain traits. Surely while this might seem like a europia - in fact the contribution of people with various medical conditions to our society would be missed - am considering Churchill for example who had bouts of depression. We need to think more carefully about the costs and benefits of gene therapy in a wide range of situations.
Posted : 25-Nov-2012
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GENITIC INFORMATION AS WITH OTHER MEDICAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE KEPT IN SECRET AND PERSONAL, AS THE INFORMATION COULD BE AND WOULD BE ABUSED BYINDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS ALIKE AND I DREAD TO THINK WHAT COULD COME OF THE INFO'S USE SHOULD A SECOND HITLER ESQUE GENOCIDAL NUTTER DECIDED TO "MAKE PURE" A NATION OR WORSE THE WORLD.
Posted : 18-Nov-2012
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i dont think it should as people can change due to certain curcumstances. it should be looked at, at a more personallevel for how the people have been bought up, treated and those sorts of veiws.
Posted : 14-Oct-2012
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theo
I believe that the unfair or wrongful use of gentetic information will not become anymore a problem in societyto what it already is. It has in my view never really been a major issue in school life nor has it ever really been a major target of bullying. But some things should be changed such as if someone has a mutated gene that makes them more succeptable to cancers that should not affect the individuals opportunities towards getting that job.
Posted : 27-Dec-2012
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