Australian Law Reform Commission launches inquiry into DNA testing online

04/08/2008

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the National Heath and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have joined forces to examine rapid advances in genetic science and technology, which are greatly expanding the range of DNA tests available, and dramatically reducing the costs. While genetic testing has been the preserve of medical specialists and major teaching hospitals, private laboratories are now advertising their services directly to consumers via the Internet, with costs ranging from $250 for ‘dermagenetics’ to $300,000 for a fully sequenced personal genome with 3.2 billion bits of genetic information. Learn more>

4 August 2008