GENOME: The Future Is Now WEBISODE 1

Meet George Church, founder of the Personal Genome Project. GENOME: THE FUTURE IS NOW, a multi-media documentary project with a film and interactive website, has exclusive access to Harvard scientist Dr. George Church and his Personal Genome Project (PGP) in which he unlocks the genome sequences of the first ten volunteers offering themselves up as guinea pigs, pioneers, genomic astronauts for an unprecedented experiment at the crossroads of science, health, and ethics. Visit us online at www.necessaryfilms.com/genome.html

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• George
• Church;
• Genome;
• Personal
• Genome
• Project:
• genomics;
• personalized
• medicine;
• science;
• ethics;
• gene
• sequencing;
• Steven
• Pinker;
• Kirk
• Maxey;
• Rosalynn
• Gill;
• Misha
• Angrist;
• Keith
• Batchelder;
• Esther
• Dyson;
• James
• Sherley;
• John
• Halamka;
• Stan
• Lapidus;
• Harvard

[pani525]

I don't understand what they are so worried about? This is awesome. It's like being worried about the invention of the car or airplane, etc.

[Crell1]

We are on the road to Gattaca!

[dapaulson]

The project has now moved out of the preliminary and into wide testing. I received my collection kit today, Register at my[dot]personalgenomes[dot]org

[AngeliqueEU]

It is awesome ... but would I want to know my medical future???

And would the Health Insurance companies .... not MIS-USE the data????

I bet they would even if it is forbiden by law.

[illnastic]

His wife was spittin some truth, I hope the corporations take those words into consideration.

[senseidryan]

@Crell1 and you say that like its a good thing...

[KenMacMillan]

I'd do it.

[jessiethe3rd]

@Crell1 Not everyone will accept that fate (even though its already happening behind closed doors.)

[rickrobertbob]

I like how he said 1000 dollars is affordable for everybody. realistically i bet less than 20% of the world has 1000 dollars to waste on this. sorry, its interesting but still just a luxury.

[3xamine]

As a computer scientist, I'd love to get into this field.

[nambypamby34]

Who do i call?? I want to be studied. They can post it on the internet too!!