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How To Check Yourself For Abnormal Genes

Posted by timothy on from the first-grab-some-family-photos dept.

AnneWoahHickey writes "While the State of California was harassing personalized genomics companies, and hindering the development of personalized medicine, Wired was preparing a guide to genetic testing. It explains how to make sense of the massive sets of raw data offered by 23andMe or deCODEme, and a way to check yourself for genetic abnormalities that are not covered by microarray tests. Facing a medical community that is fiercely resistant to change, the fate of personalized medicine is truly in the hands of consumers."

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  1. don't worry by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    if you're reading this, you're unlikely to have offspring.

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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

    1. Re:don't worry by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have three CDs from The Offspring, you insensitive clod!

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      Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
    2. Re:don't worry by AioKits · · Score: 3, Funny

      Are they in different containers? Gotta keep em separated, after all...

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      "Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted." -Groucho Marx
  2. All my Genes are slightly unusual... by hyperz69 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I shop at the Levi Irregular Outlet. Good prices!

    1. Re:All my Genes are slightly unusual... by Pascoea · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have found that as long as your jeans don't say abercrombie, american-eagle, jnco, or hollister, and they cover your entire ass, they are perfectly ok. It's those other "irregular" jeans that people should be checking for, and doing our best to weed out of the population. I find it is very easy to lure them into a big hole. All you have to do is drag some obscenely big sunglasses along on a string. Kind of like fishing, for stupid people.

  3. Re:Next up - how to remove your own liver by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bucket? Stapler?

    I think you're talking about the more advanced operation "How to remove your liver and live just long enough to put it in a bucket.

    People should start with "Remove your liver" that just requires the knife, and then grow up to more complex things.

    If you enjoyed this comment you may also like:
    "Replacing your blood with pink lemonade and how to stop the brutal pain".

  4. Superheroes by needs2bfree · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally! A way to find out why I get green and big when I get angry!

  5. Back to the source by wild_quinine · · Score: 3, Funny

    And remember, if you see something you don't like you've got the source code...

  6. Step 1 by The+Wookie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Step 1: Hold your leftmost tentacle approximately 4-6 inches from your middle eye.