The $1,000 Genome
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The $1,000 Genome

The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine

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The $1,000 Genome

The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine

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In this essential guide to the brave new future, Dr. Kevin Davies, author of Cracking the Genome, reveals the masterful ingenuity that transformed the process of decoding DNA and vividly brings the extraordinary drama of the grand scientific achievement to life. 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—had already dropped to just $1, 000. Dozens of men and women—scientists, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and patients—have already been sequenced, pioneering 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.How has this astonishing achievement been accomplished? To research the story of this unfolding revolution, critically acclaimed science writer Kevin Davies traveled to the leading centers and interviewed the entrepreneurs and pioneers in the race to achieve the $1, 000 genome. Davies also profiles the future of genomic medicine and thoughtfully explores the many pressing issues raised by the tidal wave of personal genetic information.

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Publisher
Free Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781416570189
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: Jim and Craig’s Excellent Adventure
  6. Chapter 2: 23 and You
  7. Chapter 3: Everybody Wants to Change the World
  8. Chapter 4: DNA Dreams
  9. Chapter 5: The British Invasion
  10. Chapter 6: Service Call
  11. Chapter 7: My Genome and Me
  12. Chapter 8: Consumer Reports
  13. Chapter 9: Cease and Desist
  14. Chapter 10: Another Week, Another Genome
  15. Chapter 11: The 15-Minute Genome
  16. Chapter 12: Personalized Response
  17. Chapter 13: The Rest of Us
  18. Notes
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Index
  21. About the Author