The DNA Doctor Consultation Of the Future

Is this the way of future consults?  DNA information is certainly helpful but this video explores both sides of the issue and the decision-making process that may come up in discussion:

The first 20 individuals to be totally sequenced had some observations and reactions to the information given that were interesting:

Is this the way of future consults?  DNA information is certainly helpful but this video explores both sides of the issue and the decision-making process that may come up in discussion:

The first 20 individuals to be totally sequenced had some observations and reactions to the information given that were interesting:

Steven Pinker, Harvard Professor of Psychology talks about his genome, what he found out, what he learned, and how the psychological interpretations are somewhat still up for discussion

Below is a group of videos that tell the story of how it all came together along with what the participants had to say:
Personal Genome Project – Webisodes on How It All Came Together

This is not science fiction. Already, in a few early-adopting venues, doctors are having their patients’ entire genomes — all their DNA — sequenced, as part of their care. In the coming months, starting small, a few dozen Boston patients will also enter the futuristic world of genomic medicine.

Last fall, a team based mainly at Brigham & Women’s Hospital won a nearly $10-million grant to determine how whole-genome sequencing can be used in the clinic. I asked Dr. Isaac Kohane, the team’s co-director among other titles, to help us imagine what it will look like in practice when a doctor has a patient’s full set of DNA in hand. He kindly collaborated on the script and voicing of the 5-minute cartoon video above.