dna test

Wall Street Journal: The Unfulfilled Promise of DNA Testing The article weaves the story of a young sick girl thru it by discussing how genetic testing has resulted in her diagnosis changing over and over and over as the science changes constantly. And how this is happening to other patients...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47013914

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976

"Genetics is a probabilistic science, and there are no genes “for” anything in particular. I have severe reservations about the utility of genetic tests that indicate one individual’s propensity for certain conditions outside of a clinical setting; if you don’t have a PhD in genetics, these...

Watching this webcast activated my mind. Specifically, it discusses how DNA testing companies (like 23andme) are changing the field of long term health insurance and life insurance. The point is that such insurance companies create standard rates to apply against categories such as male...