... to last 15 years, but rapid technological advances have moved the completion date to 2003. The human species is so young according to evolutioin, and its migratory patterns are so wide, and restless, that it has simply not had the chance to divide itself into separate biological groups. The traits that are most commonly used to separate people such as distinguish ... positives, there is still the negative side to being able to do this. One of the concerns is fairness in the use of genetic information by insurers, employers, courts, schools, adoption agencies, and the military, among oth...

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... goal is to make clear and informative statements to the public about moral issues surrounding the Human Genome Project. They readily make this information available through publications and their world wide web site. I would now submit to you a list of just a few of the many controversial statements that ELSI is beginning to investigate. 1) Fairness in the use of genetic information by ... insurers; Employers, courts, schools, adoption agencies, and the military, among others. 2) Who should have access and how will it be used? Privacy and confidentiality of genetic information 3) Who ow...

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