computerworld.com— The first of 100,000 who will eventually expose their family medical histories and genomes to the world.
May 18, 2009View in Crawl 4
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a private study through Harvard, is it not? I don't think you could release personal data from this under doctor-patient confidentiality. Check out the public profiles: <a class="user" href="http://www.personalgenomes.org/public">http://www.personalgenomes.org/public</a>All the personal (non-medical) data is confidential, and I'm not enough of a conspiracy theorist to believe this is all just a government plot to get access to my DNA.
Quality of DNA is an interesting topic.Nobody (at least not the 'lower caste') wants a Gattaca like society but then, is the society we have now doing any good for humanity.The weak do not die off. Evolution is removed. 'Fatal flaws' are preserved by treating the symptoms which are then passed onto multiple offspring propagating the disorder.Even conditions such as infertility can become hereditary. Medical science as it stands is unfortunately a circular system. The more who are cured by symptom only, the more the condition spreads.And it tends to be the least fit who breed the most.
Hah! If you choose to do this, it puts you a step ahead of those DNA grabbing ****** because you /chose/ to put it out there for all to see and they didn't take it first.
With our level of personal privacy already dwindling, this seems like exactly the opposite of the right idea. Just make it seem like it was our idea, right? Pretty soon it's chips in our necks and one world governments controlling our every move, and more importantly, our every dollar. Sounds terrifying, right? Well smoke another bowl, let's talk about it. Hahaha.
dusanmalMay 18, 2009
Ending in Gattaca -like society...
manunitdfanMay 18, 2009
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a private study through Harvard, is it not? I don't think you could release personal data from this under doctor-patient confidentiality. Check out the public profiles: <a class="user" href="http://www.personalgenomes.org/public">http://www.personalgenomes.org/public</a>All the personal (non-medical) data is confidential, and I'm not enough of a conspiracy theorist to believe this is all just a government plot to get access to my DNA.
myztryMay 18, 2009
Quality of DNA is an interesting topic.Nobody (at least not the 'lower caste') wants a Gattaca like society but then, is the society we have now doing any good for humanity.The weak do not die off. Evolution is removed. 'Fatal flaws' are preserved by treating the symptoms which are then passed onto multiple offspring propagating the disorder.Even conditions such as infertility can become hereditary. Medical science as it stands is unfortunately a circular system. The more who are cured by symptom only, the more the condition spreads.And it tends to be the least fit who breed the most.
blipblopblipMay 18, 2009
Hah! If you choose to do this, it puts you a step ahead of those DNA grabbing ****** because you /chose/ to put it out there for all to see and they didn't take it first.
waldoxMay 18, 2009
would putting DNA online for everyone to see be a way of fighting the patenting/copywriting DNA by big business?
psychobratMay 19, 2009
Well, I didn't want to -force- my descendants to release their DNA -- I just wanted to make sure that if they DID, I would get full credit!
mjs918May 19, 2009
With our level of personal privacy already dwindling, this seems like exactly the opposite of the right idea. Just make it seem like it was our idea, right? Pretty soon it's chips in our necks and one world governments controlling our every move, and more importantly, our every dollar. Sounds terrifying, right? Well smoke another bowl, let's talk about it. Hahaha.
Closed AccountMay 19, 2009
They should have asked for royalties first.