tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13967492.post8485838828612717230..comments2024-02-19T13:09:04.246+01:00Comments on Genomic Entertainment: Family hopes genome test will help cure girl's mystery diseaseEthics, Health and Death 2.0http://www.blogger.com/profile/17009076490421439239noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13967492.post-38065842978188983332014-01-20T17:09:13.673+01:002014-01-20T17:09:13.673+01:00Very moving... "This is a marathon — it's...Very moving... "This is a marathon — it's not a sprint”<br /><br />— Steve Grossman, Lilly's dad<br /><br />Ethics, Health and Death 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009076490421439239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13967492.post-29701953238487623782014-01-20T16:57:00.419+01:002014-01-20T16:57:00.419+01:00"When scientists first assembled a draft of t..."When scientists first assembled a draft of the human genome in 2000, they hoped sequencing technology could revolutionize medicine by revealing the genetic underpinnings of all sorts of ailments.<br /><br />Since then, the cost of reading the 3 billion DNA letter pairs that make up a person's genetic blueprint has plummeted from hundreds of millions of dollars to about $1,000. It used to take months; now, technicians can get a read in about a day."<br /><br />Ethics, Health and Death 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009076490421439239noreply@blogger.com