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Science 19 January 1996:
Vol. 271. no. 5247, p. 287
DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5247.287
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News & Comment

Nigel Williams

London--Last week the British government announced what it believes to be a world first: a new commission to advise it on genetic testing. But the announcement instantly prompted a storm of protest from the House of Commons' science and technology committee, the body that originally suggested the new commission, which argued that the commission's purview--which omits issues such as insurance, patenting, and public education--is too narrow.




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