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    1. Re: [CRV] NEWS ARTICLE ON BYU BLOODLINE STUDY
    2. bmunroe
    3. I think this is most interesting, but I have reservations about how it might be mis-used. There has been much in the news about how using a genetic report on someone could be used against them in applying for a job or insurance or whatever. Will Mr. Woodward guard against such mis-use? There is a database on Ancestry.com called "Gene Pool" - read the description for how it was obtained. I wonder if the individuals who submitted the information realized that it would be made available to the general public. While these records online do not contain information about diseases or genetic problems, someone could possibly mis-use information from the study of Prof. Woodward's. As a former medical person I DO understand the potential positive usefulness of such a study. I just hope that the privacy of the individuals participating in the study would not be abused. Barbara

    08/17/2000 09:23:08