DNA Fingerprinting Inventor Wants Massive UK Database of DNA

	posted by Scott on Monday February 19, @09:54PM from the news/civil-liberties dept.
	AngryHarry submitted this article from the UK Independent, which states that the inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Sir Alec Jeffreys, believes that the benefits of collecting DNA information from everyone in the UK population would outweigh the drawbacks. Sir Jeffreys and I disagree. Genetic information is being linked to many kinds of diseases, and even mental illnesses and behaviors. Wouldn't it be convenient for the government to have access to this information once these traits are determined more precisely?

	Source: The Independent [UK newspaper] Title: Discoverer of genetic fingerprinting calls for universal DNA testing Author: Andrea Babbington Date: February 18, 2001

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