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| Decode your DNA for $1000 |
 Nov 19 2007, 03:27 PM
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http://www.wired.com/medtech/genetics/maga...-12/ff_genomics
QUOTE Companies will take a sample of your DNA, scan it, and tell you about your genetic future, as well as your ancestral past. A much-anticipated Silicon Valley startup called 23andMe offers a thorough tour of your genealogy, tracing your DNA back through the eons. Sign up members of your family and you can track generations of inheritance for traits like athletic endurance or bitter-taste blindness. The company will also tell you which diseases and conditions are associated with your genes — from colorectal cancer to lactose intolerance — giving you the ability to take preventive action. A second company, called Navigenics, focuses on matching your genes to current medical research, calculating your genetic risk for a range of diseases. go to https://www.23andme.com/ seems pretty cool. --------------------  |
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Nov 19 2007, 04:04 PM
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I am thinking about doing this simply for medical reasons (I don't know my family's medical history, so it'd be nice).
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Nov 19 2007, 04:20 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Nov 19 2007, 04:04 PM)  I am thinking about doing this simply for medical reasons (I don't know my family's medical history, so it'd be nice). Adopted or just have a family stringy with info (or scared of doctors)? -------------------- |
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Nov 19 2007, 10:15 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Nov 19 2007, 04:20 PM) Adopted or just have a family stringy with info (or scared of doctors)? Do not know my biological father and have no desire to track him down. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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jonathan83 Decode your DNA for $1000 Nov 19 2007, 03:27 PM
Spectatrix Yeah, I've read a bit about this before. One ... Nov 19 2007, 03:41 PM Spectatrix I wonder if this service would find my PKD? Obvio... Nov 19 2007, 04:56 PM Dogmeat ya know for the peice of mind this could give me, ... Nov 19 2007, 06:26 PM FORSAKENR320 i refuse to allow my dna to be tested...... dam... Nov 20 2007, 12:17 AM
blaarg QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Nov 20 2007, 12:17 ... Nov 20 2007, 06:39 PM Matt QUOTE (blaarg @ Nov 20 2007, 06:39 PM) mo... Nov 20 2007, 11:38 PM Spectatrix The DNA is destroyed, but the data is not. They u... Nov 21 2007, 08:45 AM Spectatrix Finally got a response. So much for getting back ... Nov 29 2007, 09:42 AM pebkac Shit. You mean I can finally know my earwax type?... Nov 29 2007, 10:23 AM Spectatrix I think the types are "wet" or "dry... Nov 29 2007, 10:31 AM Divergent Reality QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Nov 29 2007, 10:31 AM... Nov 29 2007, 10:38 AM jonathan83 The DNA test from 23andMe now costs $100. Oct 15 2020, 06:12 AM |
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