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Point/Counterpoint: DNA database debate

Counterpoint: Our DNA is too valuable for the government to own it

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The McGill Debating Union will be presenting an exhibition debate on the question “Should the government be allowed to construct a universal DNA database?” The debate will take place Monday, September 21 at 6 p.m. in the Shatner Ballroom. The following two articles summarize some of the arguments surrounding the topic.

Point:The U.S. should establish a universal DNA database

Counterpoint: Our DNA is too valuable for the government to own it