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Why sequencing the human genome failed to produce big breakthroughs in disease

  • Written by Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor of Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
Why sequencing the human genome failed to produce big breakthroughs in diseaseEarly proponents of genome sequencing made misleading predictions about its potential in medicine.Natali_ Mis/Shutterstock.com

An emergency room physician, initially unable to diagnose a disoriented patient, finds on the patient a wallet-sized card providing access to his genome, or all his DNA. The physician quickly searches the genome, diagnoses...

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