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What would you do if a genetic test showed that you were at higher risk of dropping dead of a heart attack or dying from cancer? Would you run out and get on every cardiac heart medication you could find? Would you curl up into a fetal position with a bottle of gin, ready to drunkenly consign yourself to the cruelties of fate? Or would you do nothing, figuring that these tests represent a risk and not a certainty? These are exactly the types of questions that are being tossed about due to the emerging presence of DNA maps, which can tell individuals precisely what genetic cards they've been dealt. At $50,000 per test, it's clearly out of reach for most people, but new technology promises genomes for $5,000 each, and costs may soon drop to as little as $1,000 per...

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