Susan Young Rojahn
MIT Technology Review.com,
04/2012
Newspaper Article
The researchers had no actual genome-sequence data for the twins, but instead had data on the long-term incidences of cancer, heart disease, obesity, and other common conditions among the more than 50,000 pairs. Other effects, such as diet, exercise, and the varying strength of the effects of particular genetic sequences, can all play a role in whether or not a genetic predisposition leads to an actual malady. ...we all pay for each other’s medical care, either because we are in an insurance plan or we are in Medicare, so it’s in nobody’s interest to indiscriminately apply technology and new modalities to people who don’t need them and won’t benefit from them.”
