X-Message-Number: 20250 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: Your personal genome on a CD for $1000 -- eventually? Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:38:36 +0100 From Infobeat: >>> Your Life on Compact Disc? How would you like your entire genetic blueprint mapped out on CD? It'll cost you about $500,000 if genome pioneer J. Craig Venter has his way. Venter, whose firm took 15 years, $5 billion and some of the world's fastest computers to decode his genetic makeup, tells the Associated Press that he plans to offer the same service to the general public. Venter's three non-profit ventures are spending $30 million to build a new gene-sequencing center in Rockville, Md., which he plans to open by year's end. His eventual goal -- which he concedes is probably years away -- is to offer the service for the much more affordable price of $1,000, he tells the AP. A person's genome, once mapped out, would allow doctors to possibly prevent and treat a host of inherited diseases, such as breast cancer, Alzheimer's and high blood pressure. <<< -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com : http://www.AlecHarleyReeves.com http://www.longevity-report.com : http://www.autopsychoice.com : http://www.cryonics-europe.org http://www.porthtowan.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20250