Anna Krohn looks at the moral dilemmas thrown up by the latest genetic breakthrough.Late in June, a carefully orchestrated, internationally linked media mega-event was hosted by the President of the United States to launch the news that 85% of the first stage in the vast project of creating an atlas of the genetic code of human beings was complete. This first stage was completed ahead of all the predicted timelines thanks to enormous advances in the computer automation used in the handling of mi…
