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No biomedical predictions yet...

1. Everyone will have their full genome sequenced if they need some sort of medical treatment.

2. Healthcare will start to become cheaper due to personalized medicine and more data based decision-making.

3. Traditional drug discovery will be begin to be replaced by something: complex drug combinations, nanotech, ??

4. Some gene-therapy will be more commonplace.

5. End of cancer? infections? probably not

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I wonder how long until we can run meiosis and fertilization in software and print a zygote?

People will be able to search their genomic sequence, and build a social network with similar people to them. Or a dating service based on your genetic sequence, designing a 'match' for most fit children.

sorry, mostly already implemented by 23andMe in 2009 and prior

They do not do complete sequencing (at least that's not the cheap option) as far as I know.

I don't see a dating site with genome sequence. What, pray tell, is the url?

dating service with genome sequence? like ratemygenome.com or what?

23andme does allow two partners to predict what features their child might have though.

biotech will become very important indeed (it was supposed to already past decade)

i don't t.hink full genome scan will become economically feasible though

It already only costs $4000 for a full genome. (Complete Genomics)

well, reportedly it's $4000+ only for materials.

but the point is - why would anyone want full genome for a specific procedure?

Not really for a procedure, but for more complicated, long-term disease: multiple sclerosis, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, etc. Knowing your genome will likely allow you to predict how you might respond to certain therapies.

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