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Companies may buy consumer genetic information despite its modest predictive power - EurekAlert


Genetics can be associated with one&rsquo;s behavior and health&mdash;from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease and breast cancer. Although our fate is surely not written in our genes, corporations may still find genetic data valuable for risk assessment and business profits, according to a perspective published on May 2 in&nbsp;<em>The American Journal of Human Genetics</em>. The researchers stress the need for policy safeguards to address ethics and policy concerns regarding collecting genetic data.

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