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millerandlevine.com :  Issue: Who Controls your DNA? As the ability to analyze DNA samples improves, so do concerns regarding the privacy of DNA information. Our textbook describes a ground-breaking case involving two US Marines who refused to submit to DNA sampling for purposes of identification. They were concerned that information in their DNA might be sold to private companies or used against them after they left the service. Are such concerns justified? That's the issue we considered on page 354, and that's the focus of the web resources listed here. Use the pull-down menu at the right to jump to any of the "Issues" or "Technology & Society" Features in the Dragonfly Book: Feature Conflicts of Interest Ecology from Space Protecting Wolves Creatine & Sports Stem Cells GM Foods Privacy of Your DNA Antibiotics in Feed Finding New Species Protecting Water Smallpox Vaccination Designing Flowers Herbal Drugs? Sunscreen from Sea Zebra Mussels? Keeping Marine Mammals Remote Sensing of Behavior Artificial Skin AIDS Epidemic

This Topic is discussed on page 354 of the Dragonfly Book (Click for a full-size image of the page). Click Here to see a full-size scan of page xxx

Web Resources on DNA Information: DNA Testing: An Introduction For Non-Scientists (Illustrated) A multi-page introduction to the basis of DNA testing and identification. Useful as a technical background resource. The DNA files A file of feature stories on DNA, privacy, and the new world of the human genome. The stories originally aired in National Public Radio (NPR). Lifecodes This is the web site of a private company that is one of the leaders in DNA testing. You may wish to visit this site to see the kinds of testing and identification services that are currently being offered to the public. DNA Forensics The forensics home page of the Human Genome Project. This web page contains an extensive review of forensice techniques. It also has a straightforward discussion of the ethical and legal issues associated with DNA testing. "Marines Reprimanded" Web version of a the CNN story about the court-martial of the two soldies described in the Issues feature on page 354.

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