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She quotes Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH, “It’s pretty clear that the public is afraid of taking advantage of genetic testing. If that continues, the future of medicine that we would all like to see happen stands the chance of being dead on arrival.”

I don't think it's as dire as that, but all of us -- patients, physicians, industry and thought leaders -- need to push for systemic solutions.]]> http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/25/ny-times-insurance-fears-and-dna-testing/feed/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/22/what-were-talking-about-this-week-10/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/22/what-were-talking-about-this-week-10/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:11:13 +0000 Lisa Lee http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/22/what-were-talking-about-this-week-10/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/22/what-were-talking-about-this-week-10/feed/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/15/more-on-twins-identical-twins-have-genetic-differences/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/15/more-on-twins-identical-twins-have-genetic-differences/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:33:24 +0000 Lisa Lee http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/15/more-on-twins-identical-twins-have-genetic-differences/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/15/more-on-twins-identical-twins-have-genetic-differences/feed/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/12/featured-qa-do-twins-run-in-families/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/12/featured-qa-do-twins-run-in-families/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:27:17 +0000 Lisa Lee http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/12/featured-qa-do-twins-run-in-families/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/12/featured-qa-do-twins-run-in-families/feed/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/31/got-blue-eyes-congratulations-youre-related-to-brad-pitt/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/31/got-blue-eyes-congratulations-youre-related-to-brad-pitt/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:11:07 +0000 Lisa Lee http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/31/got-blue-eyes-congratulations-youre-related-to-brad-pitt/ http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/31/got-blue-eyes-congratulations-youre-related-to-brad-pitt/feed/