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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44551)	9/8/2003 2:25:55 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

"WOBURN, Mass. - It's been three years since scientists completed a rough draft of the human genetic code, but nobody's rushing out yet for a personal DNA analysis. That's because the first draft took 12 years and cost billions of dollars. Today, the cost has fallen, but only to around $50 million. The target price is orders of magnitude away: $1,000 for an individual's DNA sequence." I clearly remember the days when people asked why anyone would want a "personal" computer? It was like asking about a "personal oil refinery." So I suppose in a few years we'll learn why one would want his/her personal genome, and as for why we'd want one, well, I'm sure we will. Link posted by Steven : 6:15 AM