INTERNET GENE TESTS
March 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Commission advisory group has criticised biotechnology companies that advertise genetic tests on the Internet, offering web-surfers the chance to check paternity of children and their predisposition to several diseases, such as diabetes and coronary problems. The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies has released a formal statement saying that the "mass marketing of genetic tests raises several serious problems in ethical, social and legal terms, which (it) considers to require urgent attention." It added: "The ...
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