Genetics and society

Genetics has become an integral part of our society. It forms part of our history, raises difficult questions for individuals and for regulators, and lead to vigorous debate. .
Modern genetics is built upon a long tradition of research into DNA and heredity.
How genetic research, and its application in medicine and society, is regulated.
'Designer babies', stem cells and the role of genetic testing in insurance and the workplace are just some of the many difficult ethical issues raised by advances in genetics.
What do people, individually and collectively, think of genetics?
"Science advances by carefully weighing all of the evidence at her command. When a decision is not warranted by the facts, experience teaches that it is wise to suspend judgment, until the evidence can be put to further test." Thomas Hunt Morgan
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