Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a bacteria that is commonly found in the nose and on the skin of humans. while it is typically not harmful to humans, it is sometimes able to enter the body through an injury or broken skin, and get into the bloodstream. when this happens, it can cause a serious infection called sepsis. sepsis can cause an individual to go into shock and bodily organs to stop functioning. symptoms of sepsis include inflammation, fever or hypothermia, increased heart rate, and rapid breathing.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."

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