‘Retail Genomics’. That’s catchy.
Mico is scathing about ScientificMatch.com,
ScientificMatch.com–The Science of Love
A premier dating service that matches you by physical chemistry and mental harmony.
(I haven’t linked because the site appears to be down).
ScientificMatch looks harmless enough (if preying on the moronic classifies as ‘harmless’), and I have ranted previously about similar things. What is more worrying, to me at least, is places like this :
- For only $985, we scan over one million variants in your genome
- Calculate genetic risk for 18 diseases based on the current literature
- Find out where your ancestors came from
- Invite friends and family, compare your genomes
- Get regular updates on future discoveries and a growing list of diseases and traits
(Hat tip )They say
For a low introductory price of $985, you can order a Genetic Scan of over one million variants across the genome. 2-4 weeks after we receive your sample you will have access to your personal genetic profile.
Is it just me, or is anyone else’s spider tense having a catatonic fit?
Then I checked some of the publications and realized that they are these guys , who essentially patented the entire Icelandic gene pool. Quite apart from the begged question of how well the Icelandic data maps onto less homogenous populations, there are a lot of ethical issues at stake.
Not least the one of how the directors of Hoffmann-La Roche will get very rich selling the drugs to treat whatever it is that deCODE tells you is wrong. . .
