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THE 1997 film Gattaca beautifully illustrated a possible future for mankind if genetic testing became part of everyday life, and in doing so revealed the horrors that overzealous testing could create.
In the film those that did not test genetically "pure" enough formed an underclass of citizens. All the horrors of racism and eugenics we have seen throughout history were distilled into a simple blood test.See the full content of this document
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The film was a fantasy but the issues it raised are now becoming more and more real. Genetics companies are springing up ...
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