http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/stories/person/5574 Stories and external links referencing a person (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/when-genetics-gets-personal <!--paging_filter--><p>Just five years after the <a title="" href="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/about.shtml">Human Genome Project</a> announced it had decoded the first human <a title="" href="http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/">DNA</a>, the era of personal genetics is dawning, bringing with it not just the promise of targeted, personalized medicine and a new level of self-knowledge, but also a host of ethical, legal, and practical issues. A new project out of a <a title="" href="http://www.hms.harvard.edu">Harvard Medical School</a> genetics lab is trying to make sure we’re prepared to deal with the potential benefits and pitfalls arising from these issues.</p><p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/when-genetics-gets-personal">read more</a></p> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:38:04 -0400 404132862 20401 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu