DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[frogdreaming]

bag8ger,

"And what I react to are the inaccurate characterizations of it that makes it seem less capable, less powerful, or less unique than it is."

Or than you wish it to be?

" It is more likely that the science is much further along than what we know than it is less than what we know would infer."

The 'science' is already known! It is conceptually quite simple.

-The information for ALL genetic variations os contained in the genome.
-The decoding of the genome is done by assembling sample sets of genomes, sorted by genetic characteristics (eye color, drug reaction etc.) and then comparing those genomes to find the exclusive matching patterns that pertain to the characteristic in question..

The only things that we don't know is how many patterns have been recognized and cataloged, or how many of the recognized patterns will actually lead to marketable products. Although we do know that many companies are applying many different sorting techniques to the effort.

It's not magic.