Sasha

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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: JASONs Ponder Military Role in Gene Research |
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JASONs Ponder Military Role in Gene Research
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January 13, 2011 - The technology for sequencing human DNA is advancing so rapidly and the cost is dropping so quickly that the number of individuals whose DNA has been mapped is expected to grow “from hundreds of people (current) to millions of people (probably within three years),” according to a new report to the Pentagon from the JASON defense science advisory panel. The Defense Department should begin to take advantage of the advances in “personal genomics technology” by collecting genetic information on all military personnel, the panel advised.' _________________ The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
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