Re:$1,000 Personal Genome Coming: Are We Ready?
by AngryParsley on Friday April 30, 2010 @07:52AM
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Of course we're ready. Not knowing about a disease risk doesn't make it go away. Yes, some people will be saddened by new knowledge of their genome. But in the cost-benefit analysis, that downside is overwhelmed by the massive improvement in medical care. Customized medicine. Preventative care. Screening embryos for diseases. Etcetera etcetera. So many lives will be saved. So many lives will be improved. So what if some irrational people feel bad?
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Re:$1,000 Personal Genome Coming: Are We Ready?
by simplify on Friday April 30, 2010 @12:26PM
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Who's going to pay for the curing of these diseases? Insurance companies? I'm sure the more popular diseases will become cheap enough for anyone to afford, but who's to say insurance companies won't deny you coverage to an uncommon disease based on the information your genome gives?
Re:$1,000 Personal Genome Coming: Are We Ready?
by AngryParsley on Friday April 30, 2010 @04:02PM
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There's already a law preventing insurance companies and employers from discriminating based on genetics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrimi...