Big sale on 23andme if you want to be genotyped

[Asher]

Don't wanna break the machines...they're expensive.

[Wezil]

Maybe we can find out where he's from and send him home.

We can't trust him to tell us.

[Cort Haus]

It doesn't affect me, but it could affect my children depending if the partner has specific mutations related to Hemochromatosis also.

Does he?

[Wiglaf]

I also enjoyed seeing what kind of diseases I'm predisposed to (I'm 3x more likely than normal to get a brain aneurysm and prostate cancer...), and which ones I'm far less likely to get (I've got 10% chance compared to normal people to get diabetes, multiple sclerosis, etc).

Very cool.

What a joke. You probably believe in the tooth fairy.

Note to those for whom it is not too late: It is best to not seek medical advice from an unregulated mail-order company that seeks access to your bodily fluids.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-13/walgreen-shelves-plan-to-sell-gene-test-after-u-s-opens-review.html

[ColdWizard]

(I'm 3x more likely than normal to get a brain aneurysm...)

Especially if you keep peeking at BK's posts

[Wiglaf]

This reminds me of my mother back when she made about $2,000 a day doing mind readings and blowjobs on the street. She would tell people something obvious - like guess at their age -- and watch as they oohed and ahhed like morons that she knew they were in their mid 30s or some ****. SHE MUST BE A SOOTHSAYER IF SHE KNOWS MY AGE. Then she would speculate about vague bull**** like YOU HAVE A 20% CHANCE TO BE HIT BY A CAR TOMORROW -- not that they could EVER VERIFY THAT **** UP IN HERE -- and they would jizz in their pants and give her all their spare change. ****ing bull****. Asher

[Asher]

What a joke. You probably believe in the tooth fairy.

Note to those for whom it is not too late: It is best to not seek medical advice from an unregulated mail-order company that seeks access to your bodily fluids.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ns-review.html

You seem to be overly concerned about US regulatory issues and not focusing on the actual content and science.

I recall you getting schooled earlier on this debate.

What defective gene do you have that makes you come back for more? I bet you wish you knew.

[Wiglaf]

You're an idiot. Ask your doctor about this if you're so sure, he will tell you what my doctor told me, which is to stay away from the Internet and online pharmacees. I'm trying to watch the American Idol finale and you just made me angry. This night comes once a year you *****

[Asher]

Spoiler: SANJAYA WINS

[Wiglaf]

Speaking of science, I'd like Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest's genes. How those men look so fabulous despite their age is what Americans should really idolize

[Asher]

[KrazyHorse]

What a joke. You probably believe in the tooth fairy.

Note to those for whom it is not too late: It is best to not seek medical advice from an unregulated mail-order company that seeks access to your bodily fluids.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ns-review.html

FDA

[Al B. Sure!]

Assuming this is real and Wiglaf is wrong, this would be really cool to check out. Do you think the $99 special will be offered next year on DNA day?

$500 is way too much but $99 would be cool.

[Asher]

It might be. Who knows.

[Asher]

I got some requests from some people who share enough DNA with me to be 3rd-5th cousins. I accepted them and have talked with a few of them. I've already started connecting some dots on my dad's side of where his family came from (one of these people is hardcore into ancestry and has done a ton of research already).