26 April 2009
Is This Our Future :o
PGP-10
The first ten participants in the PGP, called the "PGP-10", have volunteered to share their DNA sequences, medical records, and other personal information with the research community and the general public.
The PGP-10 site
The first 10 Public Genetic Profiles
They plan to use the information to advance medicine, human biology, and knowledge of human origins. They hope to see a day when many individuals will want to get their own genome sequenced so that they may use this information to understand such things as their individual risk profiles for disease, their physical and biological characteristics, and their personal ancestries.
This weeks entry:
PGP-10
The first ten participants in the PGP, called the "PGP-10", have volunteered to share their DNA sequences, medical records, and other personal information with the research community and the general public.
The PGP-10 site
The first 10 Public Genetic Profiles
They plan to use the information to advance medicine, human biology, and knowledge of human origins. They hope to see a day when many individuals will want to get their own genome sequenced so that they may use this information to understand such things as their individual risk profiles for disease, their physical and biological characteristics, and their personal ancestries.
This weeks entry:
- Check out the site. In a minimum of 5 sentences, reflect on how you feel about this project.
- Would you have your personal genome publicly listed?
- Would you like your genome for private viewing?
- Do you think that an individuals personal genome can be used for "good" purposes? Explain.
- Do you think that an individuals personal genome can be used for "bad" purposes? Explain.
- Link to a site that supports your response to either Q4 or Q5 and include it in that response.
# posted by Henry @ 2:00 PM 
