IF YOU’RE the type who keeps yourself to yourself, posting your genome and medical history on the web will be utter anathema. Still, that’s exactly what 10 science and health luminaries have decided to do for the greater good.
The Personal Genome Project (PGP) is the brainchild of geneticist George Church of Harvard Medical School, who hopes to persuade 100,000 volunteers to part with their genetic history. It kicked off this week when bigwigs including Harvard University linguist Steven Pinker and technology investor Esther Dyson became the first participants.
The full genomes and medical histories are not yet available…
