Read an article today about a reporter who took three DNA tests that tell you (supposedly) to which diseases you are most vulnerable. (Discover mag, Sep 08; sorry, no linkie available yet.)
The reporter found variations between the three different company tests which also could not give data for bi-racial folks (she is Asian-Euro descent).
Made me think -- do I want some company telling me that based on my genetic makeup, I could die of brain cancer, get osteoporosis, macular degeneration, arthritis...?
The reporter got different reads from each company. The main pedestrian feedback was: don't smoke, exercise, eat healthy. (Fek, my mom could tell me that.)
But, it would be kinda like a tea cup reader telling you not to eat phad thai on Thursdays coz she says that could be a very bad luck day for you to eat pad thai, while your astrologer says it's OK to eat it on Thursdays but not on Mother's day, innit?
Crikeys, hypochondriacs would go batty!
Dunno, would you take the test to see what your genetic defaults are?