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I note that 23andMe is charging only $400 for a test. Apparently, they test for health and ancestry traits.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
Yes, in school. I don't think we looked for anything interesting though. -
Was it part of a class, or did they test all students?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Yes, I am 100% Aryan superman.Comment
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They were testing to see if any of the class were DDJs.You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.Comment
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I wouldn't do it even if it was free. This is for the same reason that I would rather not be fingerprinted.Originally posted by DanS View Post12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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What are your specific reservations?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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In case I ever need to commit a crime.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Both. We did the testing ourselves. (Was an HS bio lab class.)Originally posted by DanS View PostComment
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I have only ever taken DNA tests on mice. That was to find out which ones were homozygous gene-deficient, so we could bring them down to the lower dungeon and expose their eyes to the extra strong shampoos.The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand.Comment
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I've ordered plenty of people to take them, but never taken one myself. $400 seems like a pretty good rate, iirc."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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I think they started charging $1,000 a couple of years ago. So these tests are dropping in price rather rapidly.
There was a distant cousin researching our family tree who wanted a male of my immediate family to take a DNA test for their use. I don't think I'll do that one, but I don't have any problem reporting these kinds of results to my immediate family. (Dad, I found out you're not my real dad!
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Yeah, the only way I'd want to do it is if it was somehow anonymous (in which case I'd be very curious)."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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Most veterans have their DNA stored in one or more places for identification purposes. So the tests wouldn't compromise their covertness. People who work n defense work have given their fingerprints often. So I can't be KH's accomplice. Darn!
No matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
"I played it [Civilization] for three months and then realised I hadn't done any work. In the end, I had to delete all the saved files and smash the CD." Iain Banks, authorComment
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I've never been fingerprinted or DNA analysed (to my knowledge
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12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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