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A person's health isn't generally a reflection of genes, but how their environment is influencing them. Genes are the direct cause of less than 1pc of diseases: 99pc is how we respond to the world.

Before the Human Genome Project, most scientists assumed, based on our complex brains and behaviors, that humans must have around 100,000 genes; some estimates went as high as 150,000.

The goal of getting your genome done is not to tell you what you will die from, but it's how to learn how to take action to prevent disease.

Your genome sequence will become a vital part of your medical record, thereby providing critical information about how to optimize your wellness.

Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our environment.

I really think people should live to be 100 years old pretty much disease-free. I think that's our genetic potential.

Once we all have our genomes, some of these extremely rare diseases are going to be totally predictable.

The Human Genome Project has given us a genetic parts list.

We have 200 trillion cells, and the outcome of each of them is almost 100 percent genetically determined. And that's what our experiment with the first synthetic genome proves, at least in the case of really simple bacteria. It's the interactions of all those separate genetic units that give us the physiology that we see.

The overall view of the human genome project has been one of great excitement and positive press, but there are people who have concerns that are quite reasonable, and they are frightened of things they don't understand.