Act Now to Prevent Genetic Discrimination

December 28th, 2005
Cheers to IBM for its recent pledge to not use genetic information in its hiring practices or in deciding eligibility for health insurance coverage...

Found on the Web, With DNA: a Boy’s Father

November 13th, 2005
Like many children whose mothers used an anonymous sperm donor, the 15-year-old boy longed for any shred of information about his biological father. But,...

IBM: No-go for genetic screening

October 10th, 2005
IBM, the world’s largest computer maker, pledged Monday not to use genetic data to screen employees and applicants in what it said was the...

I.B.M. to Put Genetic Data of Workers Off Limits

October 10th, 2005
As concerns grow that genetic information could become a modern tool of discrimination, I.B.M. plans to announce a new work force privacy policy today. I.B.M., the...