Share your genetic map with the world

The Personal Genetic Information Project is recruiting 100,000 volunteers. Accordingly, a Harvard Medical University professor has posted a history of family medical history and illnesses (narcolepsy, car sickness). He told the world that these diseases are in his genetics.

Network Facebook has never had any sensitive personal information about geneticist George Church. With GS. Church, sharing genetic information on the Internet can help science go far beyond the present. On the Internet, genetic data avoids scrutiny of the public and individuals are not well defined.

" Just as you use an amateur astronaut to track events in the universe, we hope to inspire a whole generation of" amateur geneticists "to explore the chain. gene ", GS. Church said.

The Personal Genetic Information Project is recruiting 100,000 volunteers who are willing to tell everything about themselves to science, including 10 scientists who know the potential dangers of working. My, become the first "experiments". Genetic data has just been published on October 20, 2008.

When posting genetic data and extensive personal information - such as height, weight, race, or even your favorite food, volunteers will form the basis for deep research. Genetic diseases such as cancer or heart disease, which are so far not well understood.

GS.George Church in the office at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. (Photo: AP)

To ensure privacy, most of the major genetic data researchers have investigated about the discovered personal properties is seen as personal, or phenotypic, and family history. . The primary concern in the 21st century is to provide this information extensively to increase the advantage of collaboration as well as quick inquiry - an open encyclopedia science system.

But widespread gene sharing also has its dangers, GS. Church acknowledged. Participants will have to be more difficult to perform health insurance or discrimination when their genes reveal they may have serious illnesses. " Some of those who know in advance will be affected like astronauts or climbers," said Professor Church, "but enough for them to see the benefits for themselves, their families, and for social, and many other benefits . "

Medically genetic analysis can be done online, even for blood tests, but most are not legal. US News magazine has examined a number of places that perform " market " gene analysis and recognize that quality and reliability are very suspicious. Even if you try - as they tried before - just to find out the results of your beloved dog gene analysis are prone to macular degeneration (a disease that can cause blindness in older people. ).

Companies with services that learn about personal DNA / service prices:

- GeneTree.com: 149-199USD
- AfricanDNA.com: 189-1,077 USD
- deCODEme.com: 985USD
- 23andme.com: $ 399
- Navigenics.com: 2,500USD
- Knome.com: USD 350,000
- Personalgenomes.org: Personal genetic information project, the goal of employing 100,000 volunteers willing to share genetic information and medical history for the world. The project provided free information on October 20. Costs from 1,000-2,000USD.