DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[dgplexus]

Very interesting! I think that eventually, in addition to DNA personalized medicine and DNA-guided changes to lifestyle and nutrition, etc., genetic engineering will become the social norm, to remove a whole lot of genetic risk factors from the next generation, should the parents choose to do so, and pay for it, of course. It's almost enough to cause me to delay having children, as my wife and I both have particular known risk factors in our families (atherosclerosis on my side, and diabetes on her side, for instance,) and most likely unknown risk factors, as well. Also, I speculate that the future concept of "health" will be much bigger than it is today - not only attempting to treat diseases and/or their symptoms (as is still very common today,) and not only preventing them, and using DNA Personalized medicine for enhanced results, but also improving and enhancing the human condition in general, including, probably, lifespan. (Sirtris is one such company, involved in such technological endeavors, but the FDA doesn't allow "increased lifespan" as a drug indication, so they will have to target specific diseases, to gain FDA approval, and then it can be prescribed for off-label uses. Yet I digress.)