Mr. Doe is 52 years old. He has lived in the countryside of Minnesota his entire life. He has no serious diseases and is living a normal life. One day, he receives a letter from his life insurance provider making him aware that his annual life insurance premium has increased 12 percent. Mr. Doe proceeds to call his insurance provider, and asks why the sudden and abrupt increase in his premium. The life insurance provider tells him that he will probably develop Alzheimer's by the age of 57. Mr. Doe is awkwardly confused. He has no idea how the life insurance provider knows he will probably get Alzheimer's later in his life. The life insurance provider tells Mr. Doe that according to his genetic sequence, he is likely to suffer from Alzheimer's. Although this scenario may seem a bit far-fetched, with today's technological advances, scientists are able to outline the genetic makeup of humans, allowing them to predict what diseases one may be prone to. Now, you might be thinking "This is great, now I will be able to protect myself from diseases, right?" Maybe so, but will you be able to protect your assets and personal information from major conglomerate corporations trying to make a profit from your foreseen agony? Along with this situation, many other issues arise concerning the knowledge of your personal genetic information.
             DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is found within every cell of living things. The function of DNA is to carry and store genetic information for the cell. DNA is made up of two chains composed of deoxyribose sugars and phosphates that form a double helix twist. Each deoxyribose sugar is covalently bonded to the phosphates. The deoxyribose sugars are also covalently bonded to nitrogenous bases. These nitrogenous bases, known as adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine, are bonded together with hydrogen bonds. Adenine bonds with thymine and cytosine bonds with guanine. According to this base pairing rule, everyone has ...