Re: Re: Re: genome news

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:21 PM 4/7/00 -0400, Rod wrote:
> There is also the legal issue that people should be punished for their
> behaviour, not for their "genetic predisposition" It is also easy to
> imagine all sorts of discrimination by insurance companies, etc.

right. That's the trouble with science. It's a good thing in general,
something to be encouraged, but can always be used for ill rather than for
good. But ignorance can also be used for good or ill.

Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine