I hear so much about genetic testing these days that I’ve always wanted to find out what that experience is like for people who had the test done. Sure, it’s painless (just a saliva or cheek scrape will do). But more than the test itself, I want to know what your life is like these days.
What was it like to know you are at risk for this X disease? What did you do with your results? Are you now eating, living better? Do you feel trapped, empowered, confused?
I do want to know. Maybe I’m the coward who …read more

Again, another blog which should have been posted a while ago.
Pioeering Icelandic genetics company deCODE has recently launched deCODEme – the first consumer service for genome wide testing.  It costs around $900 and results indicate what your genes say about your health and ancestry. It encourages friends and family to compare data.  I can see this catching on rather like Friends Reunited  and Genes Reunited around the world (www.friendsreunited.com)
deCODEme is a comprehensive genome scan and online analysis of an individual’s DNA profile.  The saliva test undertakes an analysis of various SNPs from asthma to obesity, cancer to cardiac disease, macular …read more