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Bioinformatics
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the issues of bioinformatics
ethical and social issues
While the world of bioinformatics is rapidly rising, there are still issues concerning:
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On whether bioinformatics data should be included in medical records,
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the misuse of sequence data or electronic health records,
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who has the right to view and access personal genetic data,
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if anybody own pieces of our genome through patents, copyrights, etc,
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how do we best organize the data,
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and will there be copyright issues with the discoveries of new algorithms or technology.
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