Thanks to whomever it was that posted the MIT link. http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dog/pdfs/dog_consent_form.pdf From their site... Who will have access to the information and specimen? No information about you, or the identity and health information of your do= g will be made available to the public. Only the Broad Institute and collaborators on the respective studie= s will have access to the samples. Any studies utilizing your dog=E2=80=99s oral/blood tissue sample will occu= r with the understanding that none of your dog=E2=80=99s unique identifiers (name, AKC number, etc.) will be distribut= ed or published. What a great project! Rick Haase www.gsdca.org www.gsdcsaz.org http://members.cox.net/ricknaudra/Shows.htm ------------------------------=20 =20 Msg: #6 in digest=20 From: "Maureen Murkland" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxx>=20 Subject: Re: DNA BLOOD DRAW at National..=20 Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:33:22 -0500=20 =20 =20 AGAIN EVAN, THAT WILL BE ANSWERED IN THE SEPT. REVIEW! Why do you ALWAYS=20 have to be stirring a pot??????????????? Mo=20 =20 =20 > I asked the question as to how the information is being distributed to=20 > show=20 > we need to be careful any time we give out personal information. I have= =20 > no=20 > problem, since I use the law office address for any of this. But, if you= =20 > give=20 > out information that you know is going to be distributed, you need to kno= w=20 > the=20 > safegards of who they will distribute it to.=20 >=20 > I am all for information and research, but as an attorney, I am always=20 > careful of information that will be distributed to anyone who asks for it= .=20 >=20 > Evan=20 =20 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================