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

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[CompleteAnandMystery]

Wednesday April 25th, is the Genomes, Environments, Traits, 2012 conference. As a person who's family seems to have more than its share of genetic disorders, what an honor to be a part of an effort to create enlightened choice!

[Marilyn Ness]

Please be sure to find me at the GET conference! We'll be filming and I'd love to hear your family's story and why you chose to participate!

[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!

[Alexandre Sk]

luxury? waste? US$ 30.000 in a car is good value? US$ 1.000 on a thing that can prevent disease and help you to live longer... hmm luxury. yeah right

[Duane Paulson]

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.

[iEatBoneDust]

What exactly is wrong with wanting to be with your own race/kind? Birds are birds, but there are different types and they all stick around each other. What makes humans soooo different to where you can tell me it is WRONG to want to do so?

[illnastic]

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

[Daniel Ryan]

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

[jessiethe3rd]

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.