Редактирование: Genetic testing

'''Genetic testing''' involves the sequencing of genetic material, typically in a commercial or law enforcement context.

In 2008, the European Court of Human Rights ruling that keeping a non-criminal's DNA sample "could not be regarded as necessary in a democratic society" as a blow against the United Kingdom's emergent practices at the time.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_and_Marper_v_United_Kingdom S and Marper v United Kingdom]</ref>

In July 2015, the country of Kuwait was the first mandate storage of genetic information on a national database with those refusing liable for harsh fines or jail terms.<ref>[http://www.sciencealert.com/kuwait-has-become-the-first-country-to-make-dna-testing-mandatory-for-all-residents Kuwait has become the first country to make DNA testing mandatory for all residents ]</ref>

The private genetic testing company [[23andMe]] has seen significant growth in recent years in the area of personal health reports, though the commercial use of its data has raised some privacy concerns.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/20/how-to-use-23andme-without-giving-up-your-genetic-privacy/ How to use 23andMe without giving up your genetic privacy]</ref>

== In fiction ==
[[Gattaca]] features a world where testing is taken to a hypothetical extreme, where [[genetic discrimination]] becomes a major force in choice of career.
== References ==
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