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- michaelpinto, on 11/07/2009, -0/+43It's not just your future but your past: Cheap genetic testing can be used to figure out your ancestry.
- bossm4n, on 11/08/2009, -0/+33Three fiddy.
- Junkyarddawg, on 11/08/2009, -1/+21People overestimate how much can be read from DNA.
At present a couple of hundred genetic, and generally rare, diseases could be identified, and that's pretty much it. You'd know if you were going to get Huntingdons, not if you have a talent for playing violin.
Some day we'll understand the connection between genome and phenotype/personality better, but not yet, and probably not for a long time.
That said, $4400 for a complete nuclear genome is amazing, so amazing that I keep wondering what the catch is. - omae, on 11/08/2009, -0/+15well it was about that time i realised it wasnt no scientist at all, it was that that damn loch ness monster
- gvoakes, on 11/08/2009, -1/+16I don't want to know what my future holds in store, what fun is it to know how your life will play out?
- Shar3Mor3, on 11/08/2009, -0/+14at least 2 cents
- boogerthecat, on 11/08/2009, -0/+13Gene sequencing does not predict the future. It predicts tendencies.
It won't tell you that you'll drop dead June 21,2050 of a heart attack.
It will tell you that your genetic makeup might have a tendency towards heart disease.
Of course, you could step in front of a bus at any time. I wonder if there is a gene for oblivious? - Blinker1315, on 11/08/2009, -4/+16I'd pay $100 to know when the world will be safe from the horrific cliche "fanboy."
- Tyrghast, on 11/08/2009, -0/+12tree fiddy
- TheMAZZTer, on 11/08/2009, -0/+10Not to mention that your life is more than the sum of your genes... natural occurrences and interactions with others (and the actions OF others, even if they aren't with you) make far more of an influence IMO.
IE Let's say you find out you're susceptible to cancer. Then you get run over by a bus on the way out of the Complete Genomics office. Now which one had more influence would you say? ;) Yeah extreme example but even lots of little things can add up. - reticulate, on 11/08/2009, -0/+5Godammit woman!
- KingGorilla, on 11/08/2009, -0/+4Just because you know your genome that doesn't mean you know your life. That's up to you. Genetics can't predict a car accident or a similar disaster
- MegaByte, on 11/08/2009, -0/+4When did I become a nucleotide?
- Skywise, on 11/08/2009, -0/+4I gave him a dollar.
- deftone1516, on 11/08/2009, -0/+3I'm more interested in the ancestry part myself. I saw a program once called 100% English which featured DNA samples taken from 8 individuals, all of whom were convinced they were "100% English". Naturally the results were surprising to most of the participants. As soon as I can afford it, I want a complete genetic map on both sides of my family.
- TonyTheTerrible, on 11/08/2009, -0/+3ask your parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles what health conditions run in the family. i personally can't, but wish i could.
- tattertech, on 11/08/2009, -0/+3Yeah, ignorance is so much better than knowledge.
- barcardi, on 11/08/2009, -0/+3Hasn't anyone seen Gattica? You arn't doomed to follow your genetics ya know :P
- Atario, on 11/08/2009, -0/+3I'm leaving that as an exercise for the reader.
- kcress0217, on 11/08/2009, -0/+2I don't think anyone's implying that you'll know how your life will turn out from this, but if you know you're more likely to get a certain disease you can take some precautions to lower your likelihood of getting it. I think everyone knows that you're not 100% going to die of cancer just because there's a good chance you're gonna get it.
- Kumah, on 11/08/2009, -0/+2there is no I in DNA. It's GATTACA.
- wakeupsticky, on 11/08/2009, -0/+2A buck o' five
- inactive, on 11/08/2009, -0/+2 Obligatory: The Singularity is near!
- yocouchdigga, on 11/08/2009, -0/+2I'd be buying stock if they were public.
- infinitus64, on 11/08/2009, -1/+2you obviously have not read anything contemporary by ray kurzweil.
- urdade, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1Past.... Bought lessons
Present.... Buying lessons
Future.... Down payments - infinitus64, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1ah 1 ah 2 ah 3... a 3
- Atario, on 11/08/2009, -2/+3Ahem.
GATTACA
That is all. - hoodedrobin, on 11/08/2009, -3/+4My grandpa had, ***** I always forget this. Oh yeah alzheimer's
- diggdong, on 11/08/2009, -0/+163 pennies
- mysql101, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1I wonder how many "human genome" patents they violated by sequencing it:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/10 ...
"It might come as a surprise to many people that in the U.S. patent system human DNA is treated like other natural chemical products," said Fiona Murray, a business and science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, and a co-author of the study. - tahseenm, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1I would pay you my future to see my future. (Ha! try to see my future NOW!)
- KingGorilla, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1At least quote something from that movie.
- andyp7, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1GATTACA was the first thing that sprung to my mind when reading this article.
- ThraxyWaxy, on 11/14/2009, -0/+1Haven't you seen Gattaca? People will be held out of life opportunities because they have an above average chance of fatal heart failure in their 40s. It's madness!
- transapien, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1Don't underestimate what genetic testing can do either... Once we have a significant amount of people's genomes mapped out and referenced there is a hell of a lot we can know about what genes influence and can make some great preventative leaps in medicine in a vast amount of ways.
- transapien, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1That's pretty naive if you ask me. You don't believe in preventative medicine? This is the apex of prevention it could save you a fortune!
- mheyk, on 11/08/2009, -1/+1I'd buy that for a dollar!!
- transapien, on 11/09/2009, -1/+1No *****, you don't think this is a step in a positive direction towards understanding our most underlying structure and mechanisms which determine our bodily functions and our well being? Guess not. Who cares if I'm healthy or how my body works....
- orcusabre, on 11/08/2009, -2/+1$4400 sounds expensive when compared to 23andme(founded by Sergey Brin's wife) which offered to sequence your DNA for $999 when it first launched. I guess the demand must have been lacking for such a service therefore they now only offer to check your DNA for predisposition to 100+ medical conditions and give you ancestry information for $399.
- troyallen069, on 11/08/2009, -2/+1The past is better.
- iChopPryde, on 11/08/2009, -2/+1I wouldn't pay anything as I know you can't predict my future as any possibility could happen
- Puppytwo, on 11/08/2009, -4/+2You type out your thought process?
- neutron7, on 11/08/2009, -3/+0I would pay everything i have to go and take over myself in the past
"oh hey buy that google thing"
"invent the ipod"
"tell your friend not to go on that ride that kiled him" - ThraxyWaxy, on 11/08/2009, -5/+1How much would I pay for a future of discrimination based on genes. Instead of judging based on the color of skin or the religion, we'll be judging DNA sequences; it's madness.
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