10/07/2014
The 5 Uses for DNA Banking
#5 Preservation
Our DNA is the "patchwork quilt", the "unique genetic fingerprint", the genetic traits that make us who we are. Post mortem, this patchwork is lost to time. For someone with few or no medical options, preserving a DNA sample will provide family the peace of mind that a part of a loved one will endure forever.
We have no concept for where science and healthcare will advance over the next few decades; what fictions will become realities. We have no idea where life will take us. The one certainty is that with a stored DNA sample, all scientific doors are open, and will remain open regardless of what should happen in day to day life. And remember, it's always preferable to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
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