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23andMe’s (Free) DNA Test: Pointless Or Profound?

1:20AM April 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

23andMe’s DNA analysis kit doesn’t cost $US200 today. Rather, it’s free. So, now that the super steep price can’t scare you away from a deep analysis of your genetic past and future, is it worth it? Gizmodo’s opinion is divided. More »

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DNA Analyser 23andMe Having $0 Sale Today Only

8:50PM April 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

From $US420 to $US0 – 23andMe’s DNA-analysing service has been a subject on Gizmodo before, so if you were wondering what your chances of cancer, Alzheimer’s or other illnesses are but were put off by the price, today’s the day to act. More »

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Why 23andMe Genetic Testing Is A Waste Of Time And Money

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11:30AM April 7, 2011 | Elly Hart

Remember last year when our brothers in the US offered a discount to Gizmodo readers for genetic testing service 23andMe? Yeah well I totally did it, and I kinda wish I hadn’t. More »

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Genetics Testing Company To Customer: Whoops! We Mixed Up The Samples

2:00PM June 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

A mother wanted to discover her son’s risk for certain diseases, so she mailed a DNA sample to genetics testing company 23and Me. The results made her cry: Her child’s genetic profile was entirely inconsistent with his family’s. What happened? More »

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The FDA May Block All Genetic Test Kits

11:59PM May 12, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Walgreens plans sell genetic testing kits for the first time in brick and mortar stores, but the FDA thinks this shift from labs/internet to pharmacy may be too much too fast. More »

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Looking Into My Genome Reveals Risks I’ll Never Unsee

2:20AM April 29, 2010 | Anonymous

At the advice of many medical experts, I’m leaving the following article, in which I’ll discuss my personal probabilities of disease based upon my genetics, unsigned. More »

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That’s A Bad Cough, Let’s Examine Your Genome

7:20AM November 11, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In 2003, we mapped the human genome, the 20,000-ish genes we all share. It cost $US3 billion. Today, you can literally spit in a cup, place the saliva in the mail and get a peek at your own genome. More »