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Genome NPR's Richard Harris has part two in our three-part series on the genetic revolution. Today he looks at an upstart company that helped speed up government efforts to decode the entire human genetic blueprint. But many scientists question how the company can make money without doing serious damage to future efforts to use the information to benefit humankind.

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NPR's Richard Harris has part two in our three-part series on the genetic revolution. Today he looks at an upstart company that helped speed up government efforts to decode the entire human genetic blueprint. But many scientists question how the company can make money without doing serious damage to future efforts to use the information to benefit humankind.