My genome, myself: Seeking clues in DNA
November 18th, 2007The New York Times‘ Amy Harmon gets the genetic 411 from the company 23andme. She’s exploring the impact of new genetic technology on American life, and wants to assess her risk of genetic disease. Along the way, she obsesses about her weight, her intelligence, and her chance of losing her insurance coverage. Was the test worth it? You decide.
Related stories:
From Wired magazine: 23andme will decode your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the age of genomics.
From Forbes: Personal genome race goes into overdrive; Iceland’s DeCODE Genetics is launching a new service to analyze your genome for $985.

