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  3. “Genetic Testing for Sports: Would You Swab Your Child’s Cheek?” on WBUR

“Genetic Testing for Sports: Would You Swab Your Child’s Cheek?” on WBUR

June 2, 2011Written by pgEd

The ethical and practical dilemma’s of testing children via the “direct to consumer” market continue to draw local and national attention.   We have seen for ourselves in our workshops we have given this semester on this very issue – the intersection of athletics and genetic analysis brings out a lot of opinions.

WBUR’s recent story is here.

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