Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Genetic testing for $399

Spit into a tube, send it to a lab, and 6-8 weeks later, you get a DNA analysis that can tell you if you have an elevated risk to have some cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, and other diseases.

As one who would like to know this sort of information - it seems unbelievable that it
is even available - this is very tempting. But suppose you get some difficult-to-take results, and then brace for a particular condition at some point in life, and then it never materializes? Tough, tough call to make. Is it better to not know? What if precautions one takes in hope of avoiding getting a disease don't work?

https://www.23andme.com/

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