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100,000 Californians To Be Gene Sequenced

Posted by Soulskill on from the homing-in-on-the-prius-gene dept.

eldavojohn writes "A hundred thousand elderly Californians (average age 65) will be gene sequenced by the state using samples of their saliva. This will be the first time such a large group has had their genes sequenced, and it is hoped to be a goldmine for genetic maladies — from cardiovascular diseases to diabetes to even the diseases associated with aging. Kaiser Permanente patients will be involved, and they are aiming to have half a million samples ready by 2013. Let's hope that they got permission from the patients' doctors first."

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  1. Re:nice by Red+Flayer · · Score: 2, Funny

    and maybe they can make SENS work so we'll all be "effectively immortal"

    If you want to get SENS working right, you have to blow on the cartridge, but that's ridiculous. Who'd want to make SNES work when they could get the N-64 working and play Goldeneye instead?

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  2. Re:Damned sure glad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That depends on how you define "publish." I know I have many copies of my DNA, and I've even distributed some of them.

  3. Overheard in the doctor's office... by idontgno · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Well, it appears that DNA analysis proves that you are actually a Streptococcus mutans bacterium. I recommend against antibiotics or toothbrushing in order to extend your lifespan."

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