Particularly troubling for those concerned about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:

But what about someone working on the railroad? A couple of years ago, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tested the genes of injured workers, without their permission, to try to detect a genetic predisposition to carpal tunnel syndrome. The railway, apparently, was looking for a way to avoid workman’s compensation claims by using an unproven genetic test. Only media coverage and action by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stifled those threats.

If it can happen on the railroad, genetic discrimination can happen anywhere. Many surveys have, in fact, documented public concern about this. For Americans to benefit from the Human Genome Project without fear, we need more secure protections.

Apparently the Human Genome Project may have revealed a gene for predisposition to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Fascinating


And I thought working for big oil was bad... looks like you better keep your DNA at home!