4. Employers may seek to do a genetic screen of their employees to ensure that those that are prone to some risk do not suffer exposure. On the other hand, screens could be used by employer to appoint only persons improbable to be subject to any illness. Eventually pre-employment genetic screening would actually eliminate some people from the job market.

5. Some skills for example-mathematical ability are partly genetically based. Should genetic information be used to follow student's trade school versus university? How is the use of genetic information distinctive from the use of IQ? What is the proper genetic make-up of a doctor? Do we want more scientific brilliance or compassion? That is not a scientific question but a social policy question.

6 . Genetic information could be beneficial in the criminal justice system beyond DNA fingerprinting. Some criminal defendants may have a genetic tendency to commend definite type of crime.

7. The health insurance system may ask for genetic information for an individual and may not cover a person with potentially costly genetic disorder.

8 . Should government be permitted to maintain a bank of genetic information as many governments do now with fingerprints? This is very important information about each one of us.

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