Dr. Jonathan Broomberg (CEO of Discovery Health)

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Is a cure for cancer in our genes? Could you find out what diseases you are susceptible to before you get them? Dr. Jonathan Broomberg is the CEO of Discovery Health and dropped by to tell us about how they want to map YOUR genome. That’s right, Discovery will offer their members a chance to get cutting edge personal medical insights at a fraction of the cost of having this done a year or two ago. Gareth asked a bunch of questions about how the genes work, what other interesting thing your DNA can tell you and whether or not it would affect your medical aid. Interestingly, you could even find out who else in the world you’re closely related to. If you care about your health, you need to hear this:
20 Oct 2015 2AM English Explicit South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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