Cracking the Code of Life

Would you want to be tested to learn whether they had a genetic disease or predisposition if no cure was available?  Why or why not?

1. I wouldn't want to be tested because to know that you have a genetic disease is not a nice feeling.You would think always about that and think about your family are they getting it,too or not? But there are some people who    would be tested because they wanna know is their life going to be short with a disease or long without any diseases.

Would you agree to have your DNA be part of the study?  Why or why not?  Would you want royalties for your part in finding the gene?  What if during the testing, the company discovered you had a gene that might result in a health problem later in life?  Would you want to be informed?  Why or why not?   

2. I would agree that my DNA is a part of the study because if they sell it to people who have these diseases they could be GEHEILT. If they find something in my gene that is going to make me problems later in my life i woulndn't want tobe informed  I would think about that too much.

Identify the meaning of the terms genetic discrimination and genetic privacy.  What are some ways to protect against this type of genetic discrimination? 

3.Genetic Discriminaton is when ''people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder.'' Genetic privacy is a protection for people, from unauthorized disclosure.