tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post8233444911485724406..comments2024-01-19T00:36:46.728-07:00Comments on Gene Cuisine: Cost of Genome Sequencing Dropping like a RockMichael Mussohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10030622702187630543noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post-48085875399416818292011-03-09T14:27:56.175-07:002011-03-09T14:27:56.175-07:00That is awesome. This then comes back to the ques...That is awesome. This then comes back to the question of whether our information can be kept private. Carlos had a good post on ScanMein about how the Russians sell personal information on the black market. Our DNA info on the market? That could be real badMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604497046296828368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post-50955750465230286012011-03-09T00:10:40.348-07:002011-03-09T00:10:40.348-07:00It really is amazing to see just how far technolog...It really is amazing to see just how far technology has come with respect to DNA technology. It really blows my mind to think that this type of technology could become commercial in the next few years...L. A. Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936563802051064902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post-84371039282956429602011-03-08T15:34:55.863-07:002011-03-08T15:34:55.863-07:00Steel, it could definitely turn into something lik...Steel, it could definitely turn into something like that in the future. That would be huge. The flip side though, which Jen brought up in an earlier post, is a genome sequence would reveal diseases/cancers without a cure, and then insurance companies may reject patients or jack up their insurance premiums because they are susceptible to disease.Michael Mussohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030622702187630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post-50322687431421747372011-03-08T14:16:40.766-07:002011-03-08T14:16:40.766-07:00The most important use, from my perspective, is fi...The most important use, from my perspective, is finding mutations and diseases. If this is possible to stop cancer before it starts, would the government or health care companies be willing to cover/reduce the cost of this to provide a healthier human race? That would be a huge step toward the future. No longer would we have to find a cure for cancer, we just have to stop it before it starts and it would be a cure for every type of cancer/disease.Cold Steel 1037https://www.blogger.com/profile/08755270067669404156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981168850897422926.post-85727342677102546002011-03-08T11:35:32.504-07:002011-03-08T11:35:32.504-07:00This is really, really wild, and totally freaks me...This is really, really wild, and totally freaks me out, because it means loads of viable commercial applications are right around the corner. Yikes.Jen Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011052819704879104noreply@blogger.com