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Medical News
Phanie / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Chelsea Whyte
A battle between billionaires over the control of country club tennis courts six years ago could shape the future of genetic privacy. That is what a rapt audience attending a conference at Harvard Law School was told on 17 May. We had gathered there to discuss the ethical and legal considerations of the rapid spread of technologies that collect, analyse and alter DNA.
Canadian businessman Harold Peerenboom and Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter have been feuding for years, sparked by a disagreement over the management of recreation areas in their Florida neighbourhood, and …