17 October 2019

What Your DNA Can’t Tell You

The sub-head in this article from The Scientist is:

Companies are selling reports about a wide range of physical, cognitive, and behavioral traits to consumers based on their genomic data, but such tests have a number of limitations.

It quotes Yaniv Erlich

Right now, [these reports are] more just for entertainment and to understand the limitations. I think the main benefit is engaging people with genetic research.

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