Personal Genome Sequence: The Must-Have Accessory For Billionaires!

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Monday, November 16, 2009, 16:56

Gone are the days when billionaires used to spend money over hotels, islands and yachts. Some of the world"s wealthiest people are nowadays forking over 70,000 dollars each for a computer drive containing their personal genome sequences. Up till now, less than a hundred members of the global elite have received the latest must-have accessory and the list is growing...

The USB drive contains a digital version of its owner"s human genome, sequenced and decoded. The device is ready to be browsed on a home computer. Courtesy the USB drive, the information in it can provide insight into what ailments could threaten the person"s life. It also possibly allows the person to take steps to minimize those billionaires,computer,islands,medicine,technology,yatch.

As recently as 2007, there were only three personalized genomes on the planet. Even last year there were more people who had walked on the Moon than had been sequenced.

The process of decoding a genome takes up to eight weeks. Conde predicts that time eventually will be reduced to a few days - and the cost reduced to 1,000 dollars - by 2015. A lot of them put their USB drives in display cases.