Emerging Technologies

Talk about ambition

By Brij ⋅ December 9, 2005 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

SiliconValley.Com sponsored round table had all the people in-the-know speculating about Google’s future. David Vise whose fascinating book I read recently has this to add -

Brin envisions a day when we as individuals can use the search engine to Google our Genes and find out more about our predisposition to various illnesses, potential reactions to mediciations, food alergies and more as we move into the age of personalized medicine. Brin also has a hunch, shared by some at NIH and the Department of Energy, that Google has the massive computing power and long-term perspective needed to discover new relationships at the intersection of genetics, technology and biology that may lead not only to a better understanding of what causes certain illnesses and abnormalities but also possibly help to foster discovery of cures.

Hats off to them for thinking so far ahead ! Not sure if I want to do any “advanced search” looking for my defective genes between “2001 and 2005″ and expecting powerpoint format in the result set but I am sure there will be lot of people out there whose life will change forever if this Kennedy style lets-go-to-moon statement becomes a reality.