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From: LindyBill6/18/2007 12:27:57 PM
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FUTUREPUNDIT BLOG: The rapid advance of DNA testing technologies is possible because DNA is small and DNA testing relies on computer chip technologies. While I've made this claim for years this latest news provides a much dramatic demonstration that this trend is really happening. This rate of advance that bodes well for future advances across a wide range of biotechnologies.

What will come from very cheap DNA sequencing? Lots of things:

* Discovery of genetic variations that contribute to disease risk.
* Discovery of genetic variations that contribute to intelligence, personality characteristics, and behavioral tendencies including criminal tendencies.
* Discovery of "best of breed" genetic variations that contribute to superior athletic performance, vocal ability, dancing ability, and other areas where humans can excel.
* Discovery of genetic variations that conttribute to appearances such as genes for eye and hair color, complexion, hair texture, facial shape, and other atttributes that contribute to visual desirability.
* Acceleration of cancer research as researchers gain the ability to identify many more genetic mutations that occur in cancers as the cancers develop.
* Acceleration of research into accumulation of mutations that cause aging as researchers gain the ability to cheaply compare youthful and old cells to identify mutations that most contribute to aging.
* Changes in mating choices as people start testing prospective mates for suitable genetic traits for offspring and even for genetic attributes that contribute to personality attributes.
* Changes in choices for sperm and egg donors based on genetic testing results.
* Cheap DNA testing will make use of sperm donors more attractive to women who can't find genetically suitable men to marry.
* More people will use in vitro fertilization (IVF) to start pregnancies since they'll be able to genetically test a set of embryos to choose one that has more of what they want to pass along to their offspring.

Most of us will live to see full genome testing become commonplace.

futurepundit.com
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