About us
Housed in Wu lab in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School (HMS), we believe that examining the use of genetic information in the public domain is an integral part of our work. Ting Wu and Dana Waring are at HMS, and Jack Bateman is at Bowdoin College.
Our outreach program helps students assess the choices offered by new advances in biotechnology, and to think critically about the benefits and risks of personal genetics for themselves, their families, and society. We are also developing curricular materials aimed at high school and college level students.
Our aim is to contribute to the growing body of work exploring the new ethical, legal, and social issues (often referred to as “ELSI”) around personal genome sequencing. This site is designed to give an overview of the ELSI terrain related to personal genetics, and to provide general information for people considering personal genome sequencing.