NOVA: Personal Genome Project

The Personal Genome Project, spearheaded by George Church, the Director of Harvard's Center for Computational Genetics, aims to recruit 100,000 people to offer up their DNA and personal life histories, all in an effort to further knowledge of human genetics and why we get—or don't get—diseases.

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[greeneyedickhead]

i like to know how these so called genetics baby are gonna stay heathy when considering all food is so toxic maybe the might last abit longer

[SisterOfKarn]

Navigenics and DeCODE are nearer to you, but you have to pay for those. This study is free, if they accept you, but ALL of your medical and sequence information are published online for anyone to see.

Also check out 23andMe. They do send in, but again you have to pay for it.

[Theronguardaaah]

I am sooo excited zombies are only a few decades away and I will be the crazy army nut that saves everyone!

[aprilsmartin]

$1000!!! That's a rip-off. I'll sequence your genome for $500

[J0hnnyH3mps33d]

yea what do I have to do to volunteer? sign me up

[caisback18]

I wanna see my genome... all 3 billion base pairs...

i want to volunteer, i mean it. What can i do? i live in California, Harvard is just too far.. anyone?

[deiloh]

Lower the cost and make it tax deductible, and I'm so there.

[jotunobsidianeyes]

Uh, I'll volunteer. Certainly.