Genetics is a very dynamic, exciting and rapidly growing field within life science and will probably have applications in the future that we do not conceive are possible today.
The mapping of the human genome and more advanced technologies have already generated a large number of interesting therapies, diagnostics and research findings.
The field of genetics has also raised ethical and legal issues. These are important questions to take into consideration and to investigate.
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