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Regulators Take Aim at Genomics

Posted in: Technology News by admin on July 28, 2010


The genomics industry, which provides reports about disease risk, ancestry, and drug reactions based on one’s DNA, came under fire last week as a Congressional Committee held
hearings and the Government Accountability Office released an unscientific “study” of the sector. According to undercover discussions with genomics firms, the GAO reports that “fictitious consumers received test results that are misleading and of little or no practical use.” The agency admits, however, that it “did not conduct a scientific study but instead documented observations that could be made by any consumer.”

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