How to use 23andMe without violating your genetic privacy

JMH · Sep 30, 2013

If you’re like me, the idea of knowing what’s in your genetic profile is both fascinating and scary. Everything from your ancestry to your likelihood of getting Alzheimer’s to how quickly your body processes caffeine is in your genes, just waiting to be uncovered. And the company 23andMe can do just that with only a sample of your spit.

It’s the stuff of science fiction (watched Gattaca recently?), but it’s already here. That’s why I wanted to try out 23andMe as soon as I heard about it…but waited until I had the privacy tools to pull it off pseudonymously.

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How to use 23andMe without violating your genetic privacy

JMH

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