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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;27(9):777.
doi: 10.1038/nbt0909-777.

DNA confidential

No authors listed
Editorial

DNA confidential

No authors listed. Nat Biotechnol. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

As the cost of human genome sequencing plunges and large-scale genome-phenotype studies become possible, society should do more to reward those individuals who choose to disclose their data, despite the risks.

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