Human Genome Project....what is it, and what can it do?

?The effort underway is unlike anything ever before attempted, if successful, it could lead to our ultimate control of human disease, aging, and death.? ?Thomas Lee Does the Human Genome Project affect the moral standards of society? Can the information produced by it become a beneficial asset or a moral evil? Ultimately, it is true that powerful tools are subject to great abuse. Knowledge of genetics is a powerful tool, and could be abused by …

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