From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2002 - 03:38:31 MST
Welcome back!
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 01:48:09PM -0800, Gina Miller wrote (among a
lot of other good news):
>
> *Here's the ultimate PDA accessory: a $50 module that analyzes a sample of
> your blood for anthrax and gives you the results on your Palm screen 10
> minutes later. A Danish nanotechnology research spinoff called Cantion is
> working on a technology it hopes will do exactly that. Other modules could
> check your blood for everything from AIDS to cancer. (Wired 1/29/02)
> http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,50018,00.html
Now this has interesting potential! Especially in countries where
genetic testing is controlled by centralized institutions (like in
Sweden) that will not allow people to privately test their genes. While
DIY gene hacking may be a bit away, private gene testing is likely soon
upon us. Current systems are so expensive that they can be easily
controlled, but as diagnostic chips fall in price, it seems very likely
that we are going to see people ordering them discreetly from abroad.
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