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The $1000 genome : the revolution in DNA sequencing and the new era of personalized medicine / Kevin Davies.

Title
The $1000 genome : the revolution in DNA sequencing and the new era of personalized medicine / Kevin Davies.
Author
Davies, Kevin, 1960-
Publication
New York, NY : Free Press, c2010.

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Description
340 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
In 2000, President Bill Clinton signaled the completion of the Human Genome Project at a cost in excess of $2 billion. A decade later, the price for any of us to order our own personal genome sequence--a comprehensive map of the 3 billion letters in our DNA--is rapidly and inevitably dropping to just $1,000. Dozens of men and women--scientists, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and patients--have already been sequenced, pioneers in a bold new era of personalized genomic medicine. The $1,000 genome has long been considered the tipping point that would open the floodgates to this revolution. Do you have gene variants associated with Alzheimer's or diabetes, heart disease or cancer? Which drugs should you consider taking for various diseases, and at what dosage? In the years to come, doctors will likely be able to tackle all of these questions--and many more--by using a computer in their offices to call up your unique genome sequence, which will become as much a part of your medical record as your blood pressure.
Alternative Title
  • One thousand dollar genome
  • Thousand dollar genome
  • 1,000 genome
  • $1,000 genome
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-324) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Jim and Craig's excellent adventure -- 23 and you -- Everybody wants to change the world -- DNA dreams -- The British invasion -- Service call -- My genome and me -- Consumer reports -- Cease and desist -- Another week, another genome -- The 15-minute genome -- Personalized response -- The rest of us.
ISBN
  • 9781416569596 :
  • 9781416570189 (ebook)
  • 1416569596 :
  • 1416570187 (ebook)
LCCN
^^2010007317
OCLC
464593149
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library