Amy Harmon national correspondent for The New York Times, and author of its series, "The DNA Age", and Matt Crenson, content manager for 23andMe, a web-based DNA-discovery service, talk about the impact of genetic science on American life -- and the gift of DNA mapping.
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What no one seems to have mentioned was that the Health Insurance industry is truly going to use the information from this technology to deny coverage or increase premiums.
It'd be great, though, if when they analyze the data, they also express potential for 'good' human traits, like an aptitude for jolliness or for deft fingers.
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