The FDA has decided to shut down 23andMe, a company that sells genetic information direct to consumers...because the FDA knows that we are not qualified to know and judge our own genetic information.
"Biohacker Kay Aull’s father was found to have hemochromatosis: his body absorbs too much iron. It is a genetic defect. She carries the gene, also. Kay Aull verified this by building her own laboratory test in her kitchen for under $100." Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life by Marcus Wohlsen (Current Penguin, 2011) Reviewed on my blog here: http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2012/...
Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life by Marcus Wohlsen (Current Penguin, 2011)
Reviewed on my blog here: http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2012/...