Whoa, thanks for sharing. Below is my rhetoric -- I am very excited about the transformation DNA sequencing technology is going to unleash. So much so, that

Whoa, thanks for sharing. Below is my rhetoric -- I am very excited about the transformation DNA sequencing technology is going to unleash. So much so, that I quit a job at NASA to be at a company pushing forward the DNA frontier. I am deeply concerned that a measure such as this one will stagnate this burgeoning field. To prohibit the access of this DNA information, and restrict the interpretation to a few is criminal. This information is our birthright. Science has to be open, to attempt to cage it could have repercussions so devastating that they are now hard to imagine. The internet is a fantastic analogy. The internet succeeded because it was open, it flourishes now because the openness allowed others to build on it, and that openness has infected every part of our society for the better. Almost 18 years ago to the day CERN gave the web to the world. I ask you to consider the changes that emerged from that pivotal event. What a treasure the world would be missing if the net had been restricted to the Physicist using it tucked away deep underground in particle accelerators. Don't cage our DNA, don't bury our chances to for a brighter future.