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To: xenophiles

The test results are no more capable of revealing that you have a tendency to alcoholism than blood group typing (ABO).

But hey, if you're paranoid, don't do it.


150 posted on 06/16/2005 12:00:03 PM PDT by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: CobaltBlue
The test results are no more capable of revealing that you have a tendency to alcoholism than blood group typing (ABO).

You are assuming that no analysis will be performed on the samples other than the coarse grouping reported on the web site. If that's the case, then I agree, I don't see any danger in it. At least not until racial cleansing comes back into vogue, which is far enough away (in the First World) that it will be impossible to keep genomes secret that long anyhow.

But hey, if you're paranoid, don't do it.

If you're schizophrenic, study Dali. If you're a sniveling coward, wear a seatbelt. And if you don't want to discuss genetic privacy, then don't.
157 posted on 06/16/2005 2:18:07 PM PDT by xenophiles
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