Genetic Discrimination in the News

Press Release, “Orchid To Provide Identity DNA Testing Services For Kinsearch Registry,” Orchid Bioscience, INC., Princeton, NJ, August 26, 2004. According to the press release, the company will now be offering genetic tests to create DNA profiles of people searching for relations in a collaboration with Kinsearch Registry. The company claims this to be the first of its kind to use genetic testing to confirm relationships and states that all will be stored in strict confidence and can be removed upon the owner’s request. Full article.

"Confidentiality of Genetic Databases Questioned by Stanford Researchers," Business Wire Online, July 8, 2004. Researchers from Stanford University have concluded that scientists exploring the genetic code do not treat patients’ genetic information with appropriate levels of concern for privacy, and it is time to protect patients from possible negative consequences of released information. Full article.