Talk

Everyone’s chatting about Nicholas Wade’s latest article on the $1000 genome. Here’s a round-up of interesting comments on the when, how, why and what we can do it:

• Evolgen points out the important difference between “sequencing” a genome and “decoding” it.
• The Personal Genome highlights the issue of what we do once we’ve got our affordable, sequenced genome. Once we’ve got our code in hand, who’s going to help us understand and use it, and how?
• Searching Our Genes talks about how the forces that drive technology and medicine are interacting in pursuit of the genome.
• The folks over at Gene Expression are asking, “If you could have your genome ’sequenced’ (to a good approximation) for $1000, would you do it? What would you want to know from the data?” State your opinion and see what others have to say.
• Genetics and Health touches on what we do and don’t know at this point.
• The Minnesota Gene Pool asks, “What impact will access to the complete genome sequence really have for most people’s medical care?” Genomics gal offers thoughtful discussion.

From my perspective, the value lies in knowing about our genes in context. And that context keeps growing every day. (Scientists Say They’ve Found a Code Beyond Genetics in DNA)

The original article is in the NY Times but free access is about to run out, so get it while you can: The Quest for the $1000 Genome

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