How To Check Yourself For Abnormal Genes 133
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."
Oh Come ON! (Score:2, Funny)
don't worry (Score:5, Funny)
All my Genes are slightly unusual... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:don't worry (Score:5, Funny)
Up next. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Next up - how to remove your own liver (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.
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How to do it the cheap easy way: (Score:2, Funny)
Superheroes (Score:4, Funny)
Back to the source (Score:4, Funny)
Re:All my Genes are slightly unusual... (Score:4, Funny)
Step 1 (Score:4, Funny)
Step 1: Hold your leftmost tentacle approximately 4-6 inches from your middle eye.
Look in the mirror (Score:3, Funny)
If you have a huge proboscis and you're wearing Jordache, you're screwed on both counts.
Re:How would you tell a significant other (Score:3, Funny)
about said genetic abnormalities? I have one that caused me(and my brother) to be born with 6 fingers....
I know someone who is looking for you...
Re:don't worry (Score:3, Funny)
So I should return the PCR stuff I just bought? (Score:2, Funny)
I wonder if I can by genotyped for free (Score:2, Funny)
by filing a Freedom of Information Act request against the FBI, which has undoubtedly already taken my DNA from some place or another under a secret government civilian spy program...
Re:How to do it the cheap easy way: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In Other News (Score:1, Funny)
And we'll teach you how to become one of the talking heads!
Its simple, remove your head, and Ta f***in Da! You're a talking head!!