Now this is a fantastic idea.
Would I trust this lot to keep secret the information? :roflmao: Uh, no.
Would I trust any government to keep secret the information? Probably not. Too rich a vein of information; that database would be worth billions to big pharma. And once out of the vault, one way or another, the information would spread like wild fire.
[quote=“NYT: Genetic Privacy”]President Bush on Wednesday urged Congress to pass long-stalled legislation to safeguard genetic privacy, a measure experts say would encourage millions of Americans to undergo testing that could lead to prevention and treatment of cancer and other diseases.
“If a person is willing to share his or her genetic information, it is important that that information not be exploited in improper ways,” Mr. Bush said at the National Institutes of Health. “And Congress can pass good legislation to prevent that from happening.” He added, “We want medical research to go forward without an individual fearing personal discrimination.”
For years, scientists and patients’ advocates have pushed for legislation barring employers and insurance companies from discriminating based on the results of genetic tests. A so-called genetic discrimination bill passed the Senate unanimously in 2003, but died in the House.
The bill was reintroduced in the House this week. [/quote]