David Altshuler on personal genomics

The Boston Globe has a fairly well-balanced article on the current state of personal genomics: a field with tremendous promise that is yet to really deliver. I particularly liked these two contrasting quotes from David Altshuler of the Broad Institute:

"From a clinical point of view, [current genome scans are] just noise," he said. "No one knows how to use such information to improve health."

and

In coming years, Altshuler says, he believes genomics will be as transformative as the Internet.

The first quote is only slightly exaggerated; the second is spot-on.

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