FC: US News' Dana Hawkins on DNA "biorepositories"

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 19:17:08 -0500
To: declan () well com
From: dana hawkins <dhawkins () usnews com>
Subject: DNA banks

Hi declan. Here's something that may be of interest to politech readers...

Ever leave your coffee cup in the cafeteria, lick an envelope, or toss out 
chewing gum?

If so, your DNA sample might be analyzed and stored somewhere. it's part of 
a quietly growing new phenomenon: poorly regulated "biorepositories." 
Already there's talk of a national DNA databank which would dramatically 
aid genetic research and crime investigations.

Here's the link to my inside coverstory in issue dated Dec. 2nd: "As DNA 
banks multiply, who's guarding the safe?"
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/021202/misc/2dnabanks.htm
and the news you can use sidebar: "Sample questions"
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/021202/misc/2dnabanks.b.htm

For more of my articles on the ethical, social and legal issues surrounding 
technology, go to:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/tech/teprivacy.htm

Best,
Dana Hawkins


Dana Hawkins, Senior Editor
U.S. News & World Report
1050 Thomas Jefferson St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 955-2338, dhawkins () usnews com
www.usnews.com




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