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A look at the future of health sciences… Up until now very few genomes had been sequenced and identifying the cause of diseases based on genomic data seemed out of reach. Now two labs working independently have successfully sequenced the genomes of patients suffering from disease, and for only $50 000. This is a huge feat considering [...] 
by David Pincock Secret DNA databases cataloging citizens of the U.S might sound like science fiction but recently the Department of State Health Services of Texas was caught doing just this. It was found that 800 blood samples from newborns across Texas were taken, without permission, for the purpose of creating a DNA database. [...] Here’s a nice long video for your Saturday afternoon. I had the pleasure of meeting Craig Venter a few years back where he spoke on this topic at my university. The things he said in that speech still stick with me today. Here is a similar speech that he gave at TEDmed this past year. [...] |
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