DNA & founder -- colon

#1 warwick

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Posted 05 January 2008 - 05:53 AM

http://www.thegeneti...etic-genealogy/

Excerpt from New Scientist:
http://www.newscient...cer-legacy.html

"A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 may be the ancestors of thousands of people in the US at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer who are alive today, researchers said on Wednesday."

#2 texask2

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Posted 05 January 2008 - 13:04 PM

warwick, on Jan 5 2008, 05:53 AM, said:

That is a great piece of detective work.

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Posted 05 January 2008 - 14:09 PM

Now what happens with their health insurance now that it is known that they have a pre-existing condition?

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Posted 05 January 2008 - 14:38 PM

R2-D2, on Jan 5 2008, 09:09 AM, said:

Now what happens with their health insurance now that it is known that they have a pre-existing condition?

That's the big question. Will having certain genetic markers effect ones ability to get insurance... or even a job. The full M sequencing touches a few of those 'health' markers.

It's only a short term issue because the next step is genetic manipulation. It'll be like taking your DNA suit to the tailor for alterations.

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