President’s bioethics commission releases report on genomics and privacy

October 15, 2012

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues today released its report concerning genomics and privacy.  The report, Privacy and Progress in Whole Genome Sequencing, concludes that to realize the enormous promise that whole genome sequencing holds for advancing clinical care and the greater public good, individual interests in privacy must be respected and secured. (bioethics.gov)