My Genome
Am I Left-handed or Right-handed? 23andWe Wants to Know.
Why does 23andWe want to know? It's for their featured research project titled "Handedness".
According to 23andMe, little is known about why people become left-handed or right-handed. They think they can help the science community figure out what genetic component is linked to handedness by polling the 23andMe community and comparing their answers against their [...]
23andMe Unveils 23andWe
23andMe just sent out an email announcing the launch of 23andWe. Awwwww another cute name.
The concept behind 23andWe is pretty simple: They provide me with easy, fun questions in survey form and I get to see how my answers compare to the rest of the 23andMe community. At the same time, 23andMe is correlating my [...]
SNPedia Releases a Mac Version of Their Promethease Tool. Hurray!
I've been waiting for Mike Cariaso over at SNPedia to turn out a Mac version of their Promethease tool.
Well, last night Mike emailed me and told me they now have a Mac version. I immediately ran my raw genome data (a file downloaded from my 23andMe account) through the tool, which took about 2 [...]
Roundup Deluxe: Every ‘My Genome’ Post From the Start
This roundup is mostly for new readers of this blog. It's just a quick snapshot of every post I've published in the 'My Genome' category up until today.
#24 Genetic Testing on The John and Ken Show (May 5, 2008)
#23 Just Downloaded a File Containing my Raw Genome Data. Now What? (May 4, 2008)
#22 Visualization [...]
Genetic Testing on The John and Ken Show
The John & Ken Show on LA radio station KFI AM-640 covered genetic testing on their Saturday (5/3) broadcast.
Note: I tried to figure out a way to incorporate "100,000 watt blowtorch lighting the LA afternoon skies" into the above paragraph but gave up.
They invited Trish Brown, a VP at DNA Direct, and myself to [...]
Just Downloaded a File Containing my Raw Genome Data. Now What? (Updated)
I've downloaded plenty of mp3 files to my desktop over the years, but I've never downloaded a file containing my raw, uninterpreted genome data. Until today.
23andMe lets you download a zipped, text file containing 500,000+ lines of your genotype call data. It's all the raw, uninterpreted data they pull from your saliva.
All. on. [...]
Visualization of My Genetic Similarity to People Around the World
Here is a cool visualization of my genetic similarity to groups of people from around the globe. The longer the bar the greater my genetic similarity to people from that region.
As you can see, I'm most similar to people from Northern Europe in the 23andMe visualization.
Here is how my genetic similarity to different global regions [...]
How Heart Attack and Other Four Star-Rated Topics Relate to My DNA, Part 2
23andMe's Gene Journal let's you see how your DNA data "relates to ongoing research in health and physical traits".
They provide their own 1-4 star rating beside each Gene Journal topic letting users know how much research backs each specific topic and how much the general scientific community has accepted the research.
For instance, Heart [...]
Fun with Y Chromosomes: Exploring my Paternal Ancestry
On my dad's side of things it appears that I belong to the R1b1c haplogroup, which is the most common haplogroup in western Europe.
If you want to get more specific, it looks like I'm part of the R1b1c9a branch.
23andMe says,
"Today R1b1c9a is found mostly on the fringes of the North Sea in [...]
Look Ma, I’m in Newsweek
Make sure you pick up a copy of Newsweek this week.
The one with this cover (April 21, 2008 Issue):
Claudia Kalb did a great write-up of all the new-fangled personal genome services that have been popping up lately, like deCODEme, Navigenics and 23andMe (that's the one I did), and how they're being marketed.
The article is [...]
