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Personal DNA and privacy is a very broad topic, but this poll will focus on one aspect of the issue. DNA testing for "markers" for certain diseases is now available at a reasonable cost and will only get cheaper.

What may emerge form this is that people with fewer such markers may want this info known to insurance companies for the purpose of cheaper health and life insurance while those with more genetic dispositions to disease may want this info kept private, away from insurers.

The problem is that those who wish to keep DNA info private would probably have to pay a higher rate anyway than those with "better genes" (bad term, but it'll do) who made info available to insurance cos.

How will/should this conflict be resolved?

Discuss.