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Map your Genome for $50k?

Written by Admin | Mar 11, 2010 5:00:00 AM
Today's New York Times had an interesting article on the declining costs associated with mapping a human genome.  This makes the age old, grade school ethics question a potential reality.   "If you could find out what disease you might have or die from in the future, would you want to know that today?

If someone gave you $50k with the condition that you have your genome mapped and that you study the results, would you do it?