Personal Genomes Project screenshot
I thought it would be helpful for folks to see the actual steps involved in joining the Personal Genome Project. Here’s a screenshot of where I am in the process. You can see the different tasks/phases, and how long each one takes. The Distinctive Traits Survey is interesting, it asks you to “list any traits [...]
Over the counter DNA paternity test kits to go on sale in the UK
The kits will cost £30. Quotes from the article: Anyone aged over 16 will be able to walk in off the street and buy the kits at any one of up to 50 independent chemists around Britain. The kits will include three mouth swab tests to be used on a mother, child and a man [...]
Scientist sequences his own genome for $50,000
Story here. Sure, it’s great if you have a lab handy, but for the rest of us, it’s not such big news, now that Knome is offering to sequence all your genes for as little as $19,500, and your entire genome for $99,500.
