Fun with DNA, flying taxis: 2 visions for the future?
Consumer genotyping is controversial, but the idea of having cabs in the air may not seem so revolutionary for most of us
MY DNA test results came back this week from the lab of Orig3n, an American consumer genomics firm.
A week earlier at the CES, the annual tech show in Las Vegas, I'd chanced upon a booth that called out for visitors to "grab life by the genes". Curious, I swabbed the insides of my cheeks and handed over my DNA for genotyping (as opposed to sequencing, which is more costly).
Now I've learnt that I would probably be good at sprinting and boxing, because my body is "likely great" at making a protein found in fast-twitch muscles. Unfortunately, I have a normal language learning ability and am likely to need more time to acquire language learning skills.
I'm taking these findings with a pinch of salt. Orig3n has been duped before into issuing detailed human genotype reports for tap water and dog DNA, though it said last year that steps have been taken …
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