Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Genome Research
Publication Date
2001
ISSN
1549-5469
Page Number
659
Keywords
human genome project, discrimination, ethical & social implications, privacy
Disciplines
Genetics and Genomics | Law | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Abstract
The completion of the rough draft of the human genome is a scientific feat worthy of celebration. But the media attention that has been devoted to the Human Genome Project demonstrates that most people are not as interested in what the sequence is as in what it means for individuals and for society, for good or for ill. My purpose in writing this essay is to discuss how the project was conducted here in the United States, and some of the implications of knowing the sequence (or more aptly, a sequence).
Recommended Citation
Ellen Wright Clayton,
Through the Lens of the Sequence, 11 Genome Research. 659
(2001)
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