Personalized Genomes

IBM enters the world of personalized genomic medicine... expect reduction in having your personal genome sequence done down to $1000 in near future:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/science/06dna.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesscience

What most people can't completely anticipate though, are the full Brave-New-World ramifications when most members of society are routinely having their genomes sequenced at birth. The science is almost here; the ethics, laws, and cultural changes however will take longer to work out.