UC Berkeley Backs Off Gene-Test Program for Students
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The University of California, Berkeley, won’t tell about 700 students the results of genetic tests performed on their saliva, after the state health department barred the institution from proceeding.
The state Department of Public Health views the tests as providing medical information and must, by law, be processed in certified laboratories, Mark Schlissel, the school’s dean of biological sciences, said today in a conference call. The results now will be analyzed collectively and the project will proceed as a research and educational effort, he said.