Too Much Information: Genetic Testing
Biology OAC ISP Essay – By Daniel Perez
Genetic testing offers a whole new world of information about us and how our bodies work. The data we get from delving into our own genetic code can help us to cure or even prevent disease, stop medical conditions such as cancer or cystic fibrosis from even manifesting, or even correct these sorts of errors before birth, and many other beneficial uses. However, at this point in time, all of this is beyond us. We have no miracle cures, no ‘magic bullet’ with which to fight disease or genetic conditions, in fact, our understanding of the genetic code is so limited that it’s as if we cannot see the forest for the trees. We have taken our first baby steps into understanding human genetics with the completion of the Human Genome Project, and now that we have the big picture, we can begin to interpret it.
Through information gleaned from our DNA, we now know that there are certain medical conditions that are caused by certain patterns within the genes. Some examples of these genetic conditions include Tay-Sach’s disease, Bloom syndrome, Deafness, cystic fibrosis, and many other diseases (). Although many of these conditions are fatal, the ones that are not can be treated early, even before symptoms develop when possible, or if not treated, at least monitored because of the person’s high risk of becoming afflicted.
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