David Veksler Archive
The Age of Folly
How about a bit of reality? Not the ridiculous promises from Washington: the absurd talk of "green shoots" while unemployment soars and investment falls; the silly guarantees that GM has a bright future, even as its stock price falls to less than the price of a Snickers bar; the nonsense about how if we spend more and inflate more, recovery will come tomorrow morning. The war on recession is a flop. Fail, fail, fail. FULL ARTICLE
Genetic Discrimination Saves Lives
One common argument used to justify such laws is that genetic profiling will lead to a "second class" of people who cannot obtain insurance or employment. |
Thanks to recent technological innovations, companies like 23andMe are now able to offer comprehensive genetic profiles that can reveal predispositions towards certain health problems, and allow patients to take proactive measures to prevent them. Unfortunately, this potentially lifesaving diagnosis will not be available to most individuals because of so-called "genetic privacy" laws, such as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, passed by the House last year. 
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