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$999 For a Complete DNA Scan, Worth it?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

DoroSurfer writes "ZDNet is reporting that 23andme.com will open its doors on Monday, allowing you to send them a cheek swab and have your DNA analyzed for $999 (plus shipping, of course... ;)). So what's a thousand bucks buy you? They can tell you your ancient ancestry, They can tell you what diseases you're predisposed to, They give you a "Gene Explorer" that allows you to do a search in your genome to find out if you have a certain gene (e.g., you just heard on the news that Gene XYZ has been linked to Alzheimer's Disease)."

2 of 451 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I'll wait for the Chinese version by lixee · · Score: 1, Redundant

    All your gene are belong to us.

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    Res publica non dominetur
  2. Re:Blatant Misuse of the English Language by Myopic · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Many people have discussed that song. In my conversations with friends, we have decided that most of the examples of irony given in the song are not ironic, although some are mildly ironic. Our conclusion, though, was that a song about irony with lyrics giving wrong examples of irony *is* ironic, *because* the lyrical examples *aren't* ironic. So, it's ironic because it's not ironic. Alanis is either a grammatic genius or... well, or not.