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Paris Hilton, Where Are You When We Need You?

Jun 02, 2007

Skipping right past the debate about whether sequencing celebrities' genomes will put an elitist spin on the field, this Forbes article says signing on some recognized names is the way to get genetics and genomics into the mainstream. The article rounds up news on the X Prize for genome sequencing, James Watson's genome, NHGRI's project to sequence 1,000 people, and George Church's Personal Genome Project in its exploration of the topic.

 

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