harold varmus: i see at least two major issues in the usage of genetic information. one will be to develop the rules for risk assessment so we can tell individuals, here are the diseases for which you at a highest risk based on your genetic profile. the reason that's important is that that will be an inspiration to behavioral modification which is currently difficult to achieve. now hand in hand with the challenge of using genetic information comes a societal challenge for all of us. and that is to insure that we protect people's privacy, and that we protect them against the discrimination that may, that's likely to occur during their-- their efforts to obtain insurance and to obtain employment. even at a personal level, how many people really want to know what the future has in store? that's devastating news to get. it's a death sentence to get a positive result. i, myself, would not want to go through testing at this time because there's nothing that i would do differently with my life. if you get a positive diagnosis then suddenly it can become a focus. and if you