What sci-fi theory would the biochemist Asimov think today?

Clinical practice based in evidence, but what if the evidences are only scientific suppositions related to early diagnoses of genetic probabilities. Currently, I feel like an electronic programmed robot from Silica Valley, able to follow the promoted trues of Hollywood and chasing the fortunes of Wall Street, no matter neither how nor why.

23andMe, this is the new trend in US Market that implies in a new prophylactic therapeutic world. Modernity brought to mankind advances in technology but on the other hand distorted our social relations and reflected psychological impacts. Angelina Jolie has already the highest beauty pattern and the richest material availability, but is she satisfied about her life expectancy? Mind that the previous robot feeling implies in eternal life.

Current health issues, which include treatment of diseases, could be obsoleted once the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests arise to clinical practices. Then GHR will be soon absorbed by our daily concerns. Could you imagine this? Initially, consumers will have access to saliva test for ten diseases: Parkinson, Alzheimer, Celiac and type 1 Gaucher diseases; early-onset primary dystonia; Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Factor-XI and G-6-P dehydrogenase deficiencies; hereditary hemochromatosis and thrombophilia.

  

Let us suppose a couple of practical cases, for example, young people extracting their tissues in a prophylactic bases, or healthy people exposed to chemical and biologic drugs since their youth. These examples may imply in unknown risks, but actually will develop a new market era. This could be the answer for “how”.

Humans are not supposed to be sick I believe, and I explain it. Since ancient times, mankind needs its panaceas, extracted from Nature and delivered by spiritual guides, to promote the cure of all sort of worries. Once one gets sick, one should be put behind hospital walls, far from our healthy sight. In a near future, no hospital will be required, no gurus, but an efficient lab diagnosis apparatus and the ultimate genetically targeted drug. Doctors will be required only in case of idiosyncratic iatrogenic reactions.

Well, despite of suppositions of advances in science and public health areas, it is clear that commercial interests rule the standards of our culture, and politics inside of FDA is moving to a more benefic scenario for industrial players. We all have concerns that regard to our inevitable death, but there is a major power ruling the decisions that media would not expose. Lots of interests are going on in the White-House. This could be answer for “why”.