Is there room for not knowing "everything"?
Is there room for not knowing "everything"?
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是否还有不知道“一切”的余地？
DOI：
10.1002/hast.404
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
Johnston,Josephine
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作者：
Johnston,Josephine
今年秋天，在我参加的会议和大会上，一个反复出现的主题是尽可能多地了解自己的基因组和孩子（包括新生儿）的基因组的好处。遗传科学正在快速发展，科学家们现在可以解开和了解更多关于一个人的基因组与另一个人的基因组不同的微小方式。这种观点认为，这些新出现的数据是有用的，因为（现在偶尔会，但主要是在不久的将来）它可以用来定制医疗保健，做出更明智的生活方式选择，并制定个性化的教育。从这里可以发展出一个相关的论点：一个人应该尽可能多地了解自己和孩子的基因组。然而，我一直在想，我能在多大程度上处理所有这些信息，以及这些信息是否真的能帮助我成为一个更好、更健康的人，或者一个更好的父母。
This fall, a recurrent theme at the meetings and conferences I attended was the benefit of learning as much as possible about one's genome and the genomes of one's children, including newborn babies. Genetic science is progressing fast, and scientists can now unravel and understand ever more about the tiny ways in which one person's genome differs from another's. This emerging data is useful, the argument goes, because (occasionally now but mainly in the promised near future) it can be used to tailor medical care, make more informed lifestyle choices, and chart a personalized education.From here, a related argument can be developed: that one ought to learn as much as possible about one's genome and the genome of one's children. I keep wondering, however, how well I could actually process all this information and whether much of it would, in fact, help me become a better and healthier person, or a better parent.