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Re:'Devious Defecator' case is a landmark for US genetic-pri... by s73v3r on Friday June 26, 2015 @02:38PM (#9786802)
As the case shows, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that a company should be allowed to compel an employee to surrender their genetic material.
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Re:'Devious Defecator' case is a landmark for US genetic-pri... by krallja on Friday June 26, 2015 @05:35PM (#9787889)
From the article:

"The law does include limited exemptions, however. Forensic laboratories can ask workers for their DNA to check that employees' genetic material does not contaminate the genetic samples that they analyse."

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