What Is 23andMe Really Selling: The Moral Quandary At The Center Of The Personalized Genomics Revolution
This week, 23andme, the personalized genomics company founded by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, got an influx of investment cash ($50 million). According to their press release, they are using the money to bring the cost of their genetic test down to $99 (it was previously $299) which, they hope, will inspire the masses to get tested. So should the masses indulge? I prefer a
The First Child Saved By DNA Sequencing
Since he was a toddler, six-year-old Nicholas Volker's intestine had been dangerously inflamed, necessitating a hundred surgeries including the removal of his colon. No one knew the cause, but it seemed certain that the boy was dying. In a desperate attempt to figure out what was wrong, doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin did something desperate and unproven: they sequenced his DNA. The do
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