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Vinay Prasad’s Observations and Thoughts

Vinay Prasad · 15 Oct 2026

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  1. Our reading

    For healthy people or those with common conditions, genomic knowledge has little to no practical value.

    Their wordsYet, Brian is correct that for healthy people (or those with common conditions, e.g. HTN) the answer is: genomic knowledge has little to no practical value.

  2. Our reading

    The analogy of the human genome being like letters in a book has done a lot of damage.

    Their wordsUltimately, the idea that the human genome is like the letters in a book that tells you how to build and run a person- that analogy has done a lot of damage.

  3. Our reading

    The human genome is a moving, living molecule with 3 dimensional interactions that are scarcely understood, rather than being like letters in a book.

    Their wordsDNA is a moving, living molecule with 3 dimensional interactions we can scarcely understand. It is nothing like letters in a book.

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