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Businessweek: What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You

Source: Uinta County News

Chapel Hill : NC : USA | about 1 year ago

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If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There's not much gold there—not yet. In the past year, companies have launched high-profile efforts to read the future in people's genes. Me collects saliva samples from its customers, looks at nearly 600,000 genetic variations...

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Businessweek: What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You

News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 year ago

If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There's not much gold there—not yet. In the past year, companies have launched high-profile efforts to read the future in people's genes. Me collects saliva samples from...