Ten intrepid genetic explorers have volunteered to have their genetic information posted on the internet for anyone’s perusal, along with photographs, their disease histories, allergies, medications, ethnic backgrounds and a trove of other traits, called phenotypes, from food preferences to television viewing habits. The 10 volunteers are the first participants in the Personal Genomics Project, an endeavor run by Harvard Medical School that hopes to offer free genetic testing to 100,000 people in exchange for their privacy.
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