At-Home Genetic Test Kit Hits FDA Wall

If used in it’s intended context the kit could be very useful in determining one’s genetic pre-disposition for diseases and possible birth defects, causing a dialog to be opened with a physician by the affected parties which might otherwise go unchecked…..on the flip side it could digress into a Mauryesque scenario of proving parenthood and exposing the indescretions of cheating spouses…could be a double edged sword….guess it would depend on the expense of this service as to which way it would go….

I think this is going to far and could cause a lot of mixed up people. For instance, teens that have been adopted will have the freedom to find out information that has been sealed by court records. I just don’t think it is necessary for DNA testing to be made available for the public to use except through medical personnel. I think it will cause a lot of information to become available to people that shouldn’t have it until they get older. I think it will cause DNA to become to used and it will lose its value when testing for criminals. Too many people will have opportunity to information that they should not have. I think that only adults with medical professionals should have the opportunity to test DNA or the police. It should not be made available for everyone, people will try to sell results thus causing problems to people that have enough to deal with. Thank you for letting me express my opinion, I watch ABC all the time, it is my favorite from Good Morning America to Nightline.

The best defense against all major diseases is and always will be good and proper nutrition and exercise of mind and body.knowing whether or not you are prone to get a disease will not change those facts.the quest for medical and scientific knowledge of the diseases that we still do not completely understand should be our top priority as an advancing civilization.only when we truly know them will we be able to prevent getting them.