Illuminating the “dark matter” of the genome (Image: Roz Woodward/Stone/Getty)
Fancy having your genome sequenced? It’s becoming affordable, and 2010 will see the launch of a wave of genetic discovery that could turn it into a purchase worth making.
In the coming months, plummeting costs will allow gene hunters to start routinely working with complete human genome sequences. These should start to illuminate the “dark matter” of the genome – the as yet unknown genetic influences on our health that are missed by current scans.
When James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix structure of DNA, had his entire genome sequenced…
