The Human Genome Project was finished over 10 years ago that mapped out all of our genes. It was finished two years ahead of expectations because of businesses like Research Genetics in Huntsville, AL that had technicians that worked really hard. (Applause now for me and my crew). Now we have available genetic profiles for people that are willing to pay. It is on sale a lot for $99. This gives you a complete profile of where you came from, your ancestry, helps you find relatives, diseases you are prone to and ones you are not, drug profile, and many more genetic anomalies. One website is
https://www.23andme.com/
The future of the biotechnology will increase just like technology has. Your genetic profile is a start but if you want to know everything about yourself and what drugs you need to use, you would need to have all of your genomes sequenced. We already have the capability of studying over 5,000 genes at once on a membrane the size of a credit card. It won't take the guessing game out of everything because we will still have bacteria and viruses but other things like diseases, aging, obesity, diabetes, and hair loss will be eradicated. Exciting future in genomics.
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Michio Kaku: Genetics: The Key to Immortality?
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