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DNA identification and surveillance creep

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The concerns about privacy resulting from the increased use of genetic testing are discussed. DNA is subject to abuse for political or economic ends, and the development of DNA banking systems and increased use of DNA identification have raised concerns about surveillance and privacy.

Author: Andrews, Lori, Nelkin, Dorothy
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Sociology of Health & Illness
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0141-9889
Year: 1999
Laws, regulations and rules, Protection and preservation, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Genetic screening, Genetic testing

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Out: front lawns in: perennials

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The fashions and trends in gardening are moving at a relatively slow pace. However, a gardening expert predicts the occurence of major changes in gardening fads such as the replacement of lawns by flower gardens as a result of the growing environmental consciousness.

Author: Lacy, Allen
Publisher: Retirement Living Publishing Company Inc.
Publication Name: New Choices for Retirement Living
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 1061-2157
Year: 1993
Methods, Evaluation, Gardening, Flower gardening

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Yankee go home?

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Expatriate Americans have changed their attitudes over the years. Expatriates used to take pride in saying they would never permanently return to the US, but most expatriates now spend their vacation time in the US and want their children to grow up as Americans.

Author: Reeves, Richard
Publisher: American Express Publishing Corporation
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 1992
Personal narratives, Column, Behavior, Americans abroad, Expatriation, Americans in foreign countries

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