How to read the genome and build a human being, By Riccardo Sabatini | TED Talk Recommendation

Grab a cup of java and wiggle around until you get comfortable – this talk by Riccardo Sabatini is captivating.  Turn the volume up.  Don’t miss a word.  About half way through his talk I found myself with laser focus attention on the screen.

A quick synopsis of his TED talk… Secrets, disease and beauty are all written in the human genome, the complete set of genetic instructions needed to build a human being. Now, as scientist and entrepreneur Riccardo Sabatini shows us, we have the power to read this complex code, predicting things like height, eye color, age and even facial structure — all from a vial of blood. And soon, Sabatini says, our new understanding of the genome will allow us to personalize treatments for diseases like cancer. We have the power to change life as we know it. How will we use it?