State of the Nation: The Human Factor

It's the Brave New World of direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Trying to lose weight, you can go to the chemist and pick up a diet spit-kit. If you're looking for romance, you can access ‘genetic match' dating services. If you've run out of humans in your family to test, you can pay for a genetic profile of your pet. Yet how is direct-to-consumer genetic testing changing the way we think about the possibilities of genetic research? And how prepared are we, as individuals and as a community, to make responsible calls?