Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Genome Database Will Link Genes, Traits in Public View

"Perfect can be the enemy of the very good," Church said. "Just like when you go out and buy a car. You don't wait until they have a perfectly safe car. You say, 'Okay, 30,000 people die per year in the United States from car accidents. I'm going to roll the dice.' "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101703345_3.html?referrer=emailarticle&sid=ST2008101703449&s_pos=

Basicly, Chruch and 9 other people make up the PGP-10, where they volunteer to get their DNA sequenced and made public. Pros are to advance research and provide therapies. On the flip side, increased insurance cost, eugenics manipulating evolution somewhat by eliminated undesirable traits.

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