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Turkey Trouble: Genetics Gone Too Far?

Regular old selective breeding can create monsters like the industrial turkey, giant with grotesquely over-sized breasts and muscles. This raises the obvious ethical question:  Just because we can breed this…

Scientists Encourage Genetic Data Sharing

Robert Cook-Deegan (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA) and colleagues explain that whole genome analysis has the potential to significantly improve medical care if utilized correctly, but say that interpreting…