New York Times - free registration required New Venture Aims to Guard Genetic Data . It will hold samples of people's DNA in secure accounts and give out the genetic information for medical research and diagnosis, but only with the person's permission. Drug companies and research institutions are now trying to recruit thousands of people to donate DNA samples in efforts to determine which SNP's contribute to which diseases. But Mr. Holden said that people are reluctant to provide their DNA for research or diagnosis for fear that information about their susceptibility to a particular disease would not be kept private and could be used to deny them employment or insurance. All rights reserved.
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