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Steve Jobs had his entire genome sequenced before he died. Does this mean we could theoretically one day clone, or simulate, him?
gpt
The pure DNA sequence is only part of the information that would be needed to make an 'individual'.

First of all, we've got the whole *nurture versus nature* thing, which means that not every attribute of a person is due to his or hers genetics. While certain behavioral or physical *tendencies* may be encoded by the DNA, it often depends on the environment whether or not these actually surface. For example, XYY males are often described as above-average when it comes to aggression. This does, however, not mean that every XYY male will be aggressive, only that when they grow up in a 'poor' (poor as in not-positively-stimulating, not as in not-rich), they have a higher chance to display such behavior.

Furthermore, not all of the genetic data available is actually used. Epigenetics tell us that certain parts of the genome are activated or deactivated (which specific parts are active are adaptive as well as hereditary)

So, to recreate a 'Steve Jobs', we don't only need the full DNA sequence, but also an exact copy of his environment (down to the amount of hugs his mother gave him and the exact timing of childhood diseases) and knowledge of his epigenome. One of those we have, the others are nearly impossible to recreate.