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The One Thousand Genes You Could Live Without

Posted by samzenpus on from the stuff-you-don't-need dept.

sciencehabit writes Today researchers unveiled the largest ever set of full genomes from a single population: Iceland. The massive project, carried out by a private company in the country, deCODE genetics, has yielded new disease risk genes, insights into human evolution, and a list of more than 1000 genes that people can apparently live without. The project also serves as a model for other countries' efforts to sequence their people's DNA for research on personalized medical care, says study leader Kári Stefánsson, deCODE's CEO. For example, the United States is planning to sequence the genomes of 1 million Americans over the next few years and use the data to devise individualized treatments.

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  1. My Jeans are old, faded, and have holes in them... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    But they suit me just fine.

  2. Re:The thousand genes we don't know if are needed. by Alomex · · Score: 4, Funny

    This explains republicans....

    (ducks)

  3. viral rootkit by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Funny

    careful my dear replicant, those are kernel extensions injected into your DNA by the Sony reverse transciptase root kit. Evidently you are a replicant. Look for the Sony Copyright and your model number to see if you have a null pre-programmed life expectancy.

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  4. Re:Absence of evidence... by RoknrolZombie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but other people are are largely stupid and completely insane.

  5. It's the comments by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't delete anything, comment it out! You never know, you might need to put it back.

    https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/...

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