Publication Date
5-2004
Recommended Citation
Published in Food Technology, Volume 58, Issue 5, May 1, 2004, pages 44-48.
Abstract
The effort to sequence the human genome, and subsequently to make the results publicly available, has created a new paradigm in the biological sciences. Now that we have access to the blueprint of our very structure and those of organisms from viruses to plants to animals, a mechanistic understanding of all the processes involved in our growth and metabolism is possible. Characterization of the genetic differences among us is underway, and should provide the information basis for a new approach to individual health. The challenge to the food industry will be to create product lines that will address individual dietary needs, and facilitate more personalized nutrition.
Disciplines
Dairy Science
Publisher statement
Publisher website: http://www.ift.org/
Included in
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/dsci_fac/10