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How do あなた feel about the not-too-distant prospect of genetic discrimination?
If you've seen the movie Gattaca, you'll know what I'm talking about here.
It's been over a decade since we cracked the human genome, managing to decode the entire mess into a 一覧 of genetic sequences, most of which we still don't understand. What's happened in that time? We've figured out quite a bit of how those sequences work, but もっと見る importantly, we've managed to vastly improve the speed at which we can decode the genome, as well as the cost necessary to do so. There's no doubt that that amount of time and cost will continue to decrease as technology moves forward.
So what does this mean? Well, at some point in the future, those values will decrease to a point at which this technology will basically be available to everyone. When that happens, we can expect people to use it, specifically those people who have something to gain from its use (or, at least, a perceived gain). People hiring for new jobs will make a certain genetic quotient necessary in order to be hired. Health insurance companies will use that information to allow または deny coverage based on a propensity for certain illnesses. Sure, we can create laws that prevent this to some extent (under George W. Bush, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 was passed, which is a good start), but with the technology being so cheap and effective, there's little doubt that those who stand to gain the most will circumvent them.
The news isn't all bad, however. Scientists have discovered that there are multiple other factors involved in how we as human beings express our genetic code. The proteome (the entire set of proteins in our bodies) is becoming もっと見る and もっと見る important, since many of the genes in our bodies aren't expressed または used, while all the proteins are usually quite active. This places some doubt on the idea that one can easily determine a person's future using just their DNA.
Nonetheless, this form of discrimination is coming. So my 質問 is two-fold: how do yo
It's been over a decade since we cracked the human genome, managing to decode the entire mess into a 一覧 of genetic sequences, most of which we still don't understand. What's happened in that time? We've figured out quite a bit of how those sequences work, but もっと見る importantly, we've managed to vastly improve the speed at which we can decode the genome, as well as the cost necessary to do so. There's no doubt that that amount of time and cost will continue to decrease as technology moves forward.
So what does this mean? Well, at some point in the future, those values will decrease to a point at which this technology will basically be available to everyone. When that happens, we can expect people to use it, specifically those people who have something to gain from its use (or, at least, a perceived gain). People hiring for new jobs will make a certain genetic quotient necessary in order to be hired. Health insurance companies will use that information to allow または deny coverage based on a propensity for certain illnesses. Sure, we can create laws that prevent this to some extent (under George W. Bush, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 was passed, which is a good start), but with the technology being so cheap and effective, there's little doubt that those who stand to gain the most will circumvent them.
The news isn't all bad, however. Scientists have discovered that there are multiple other factors involved in how we as human beings express our genetic code. The proteome (the entire set of proteins in our bodies) is becoming もっと見る and もっと見る important, since many of the genes in our bodies aren't expressed または used, while all the proteins are usually quite active. This places some doubt on the idea that one can easily determine a person's future using just their DNA.
Nonetheless, this form of discrimination is coming. So my 質問 is two-fold: how do yo
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