My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
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By AMY HARMON
Published: November 17, 2007
The exploration of the human genome has long been relegated to elite scientists in research laboratories. But that is about to change. An infant industry is capitalizing on the plunging cost of genetic testing technology to offer any individual unprecedented — and unmediated — entree to their own DNA.
