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49 Emory L. J. 745 (2000)
Law &(and) Human Genetics on the Threshold of the New Millennium--Introduction

handle is hein.journals/emlj49 and id is 755 raw text is: EMORY LAW JOURNAL Volume 49 SUMMER 2000 Number 3 THE RANDOLPH W. THROWER SYMPOSIUM' LAW & HUMAN GENETICS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM INTRODUCTION Michael S. Yesley* The intensive public and commercial efforts to sequence the human genome reflect great optimism that genetic knowledge will lead to cures for many diseases, but the potential uses of genetic technology also raise ethical, legal and social issues. There are concerns that testing asymptomatic individuals for genetic predispositions will result in loss of privacy and unfair discrimination. There is also fear that genetic technology will be used for inappropriate, even species-threatening, purposes. And there is a vigorous debate about who, if anyone, should own genetic information. Several papers on these issues were presented at the 1990 Randolph W. Thrower Symposium on Genetics and the Law, and published in a landmark issue of the Emory Law Journal.' Recently, participants in the 1990 Thrower Symposium and other commentators gathered at the 2000 Randolph W. Thrower Symposium to consider, or reconsider, issues related to Law and Human Genetics on the Threshold of the New Millennium. The presentations at the 2000 Thrower Symposium are included in this issue of the Journal. t The Thrower Symposium is made possible by a gift from the family of Mr. Randolph W. Thrower, a distinguished alumnus of the Emory University School of Law. Emory University School of Law hosted the Symposium on February 17, 2000. * Attorney, Los Alamos National Laboratory. A.B., Harvard College (1960); J.D., Harvard Law School (1963). 1 See Symposium, Genetics and the Law, 39 EMORY LJ. 619 (1990).

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