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No biomedical predictions yet... 1. Everyone will have their full genome sequenced if they need some sort of medical treatment. 2. Healthcare will start to b
by brfox 17y ago
No biomedical predictions yet...
1. Everyone will have their full genome sequenced if they need some sort of medical treatment.
2. Healthcare will start to become cheaper due to personalized medicine and more data based decision-making.
3. Traditional drug discovery will be begin to be replaced by something: complex drug combinations, nanotech, ??
4. Some gene-therapy will be more commonplace.
5. End of cancer? infections? probably not
- borism 17y agobiotech will become very important indeed (it was supposed to already past decade) i don't t.hink full genome scan will become economically feasible though
- brfox 17y agoIt already only costs $4000 for a full genome. (Complete Genomics)
- borism 17y agowell, reportedly it's $4000+ only for materials. but the point is - why would anyone want full genome for a specific procedure?
- brfox 17y agoNot really for a procedure, but for more complicated, long-term disease: multiple sclerosis, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, etc. Knowing your genome will likely allow you to predict how you might respond to certain therapies.
- iamwil 17y agoPeople will be able to search their genomic sequence, and build a social network with similar people to them. Or a dating service based on your genetic sequence, designing a 'match' for most fit children.
- borism 17y agosorry, mostly already implemented by 23andMe in 2009 and prior
- eru 17y agoThey do not do complete sequencing (at least that's not the cheap option) as far as I know.
- iamwil 17y agoI don't see a dating site with genome sequence. What, pray tell, is the url?
- borism 17y agodating service with genome sequence? like ratemygenome.com or what? 23andme does allow two partners to predict what features their child might have though.
- JulianMorrison 17y agoI wonder how long until we can run meiosis and fertilization in software and print a zygote?