Human beings are more than their genes. Knowing that I have a G to A transposition at point 380 of my FGFR3 gene doesn't explain my story. William Shakespeare still has more to tell us about human nature than genomics. It's dangerous to think information is always beneficial. Ignorance may be bliss.
Prenatal information creates terrible dilemmas for prospective parents.
There are many reasons for caution and anxiety. Now the real work begins, to decide democratically how we use this data to benefit humanity, rather than to reinforce inequalities and fund corporate profits. Professor Vivienne Nathanson Head of Ethics and Professional Resources , British Medical Association. This is an extraordinary moment in the history of science and medicine - we now have the building blocks to understand far more about our bodies and thus about disease and health. This new knowledge is a beginning - a beginning to the development of new diagnostic tests, new treatments, perhaps even new cures.