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Might as Well Bare It All

Jul 23, 2007

Esther Dyson knows she isn't exactly your average person. This blog post from Erika Jonietz at Xconomy reports on Dyson's explanation of why she joined George Church's Personal Genome Project and why it doesn't bother her that her medical records and sequence will be made public. As one of the first 10 volunteer members of the project, Dyson hopes to set a good example and help scientists all in one fell swoop. The blog also points to a video of Dyson giving a talk on the subject.

 

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