Genetic Nutrition? What the future might hold.

Recently I read an article in Nature concerning the future of nutrition in the world. The article proposed a world in which our diets are personally tailored to us using personal genetic testing techniques that would tell you exactly what your body needs and at what time, suggesting foods for consumption based on certain "Health Markers". I'll let you read the article if you're interested. It's incredibly interesting, so you SHOULD be interested, but it might be a little confusing if you don't have at least a basic understanding of genetics.

There's nothing I love more than thinking about what advances we'll have come to in the future, and on top of that I love thinking about all of the things we didn't have 50 years ago when my parents were children, it's profoundly powerful evidence of the power of science and technology and the glorious times we live in.

Computer processor speed doubles every 18 months, smart phones allow us to do almost everything we used to have to do on a clunky PC or Mac that took up lots of room. Netbooks pack the same amount of power that my old laptop has in small book sized packages that weigh less than 2 pounds. The field of genetics saves lives in ways that we could never have imagined. It's simply incredible how far we've come as a species. 

This post has almost no purpose other than to showcase my awe, and that's OK, because you should be in awe as well, because science is amazing.

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