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The cost of gene sequencing is reducing all the time and by 2015 new babies may have their complete DNA sequenced on birth. But this has major social implications as the film Gatacca explored. A new form of discrimination may emerge when potential employers and insurance companies get access to this information. No doubt there will be legislation preventing this, but once the information is available there is potential it will be abused. Other consequences include foetal testing with potential abortion requests if the screening shows future medical conditions, and once you open up that Pandora's box there's no knowing where it will end.

Of course there are major benefits to be had from DNA sequencing such as identification of future problems and avoiding them, so no doubt there will be major scientific, ethical, political and religious debates ahead.
Charles Arthur's does not discuss all these issues in his article in the Guardian, but he does dicuss other benefits and the costs of DNA profiling. Read more about this issue in the Guardian