Exposing the Student Body: Stanford Joins U.C. Berkeley in Controversial Genetic Testing of Students

This week, the University of California, Berkeley will mail saliva sample kits to every incoming freshman and transfer student. Students can choose to use the kits to submit their DNA for genetic analysis, as part of an orientation program on the topic of personalized medicine. But U.C. Berkeley isn't the only university offering its students genetic testing. Stanford University's summer session started two weeks ago, including a class on personal genomics that gives medical and graduate students the chance to sequence their genotypes and study the results. [More] California - Stanford University - University of California-Berkeley - University of California - Genetic testing

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