Your genes may (NOT) be used against you – ScienceBorealis.ca Blog

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This week’s feature article is a great read from 2020 by former Policy & Politics editor Katie Compton. In it, she discusses Canada’s Genetic Non-Discrimination Act and its implications as genetic testing becomes increasingly common. By Katie Compton, Policy & Politics editor When I’m not writing and editing for Science Borealis, I’m working as a […]

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Your genes may (NOT) be used against you

Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay, CC0

Katie Compton, Science Policy and Politics Editor When I’m not writing and editing for Science Borealis, I’m working as a cancer genetic counsellor. I spend a lot of time talking to people about the risks and benefits of having genetic testing. Sometimes my patients know that there is an inherited form of cancer in their […]

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