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07/05/2016 GMT

With advancements in human genome mapping and wearable technology that monitors our every vital sign we could be looking at a future where we can diagnose our own diseases.

Imagine taking yourself off to the doctor before you get sick. With advancements in human genome mapping and wearable technology that monitors our every vital sign we could be looking at a future where we can diagnose our own diseases. Jen Copestake's been to meet the chair of Stanford's genetics programme, a professor who is using himself as a one-man experiment in self-monitoring.

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Fri 27 May 2016 00:30GMT

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