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 [...]
How Breast Cancer and Other Four Star-Rated Topics Relate to My DNA, Part 1
When you go into 23andMe's Gene Journal, a place I've been frequenting a lot lately, you can view how diseases like Age-related Macular Degeneration apply to your own DNA.
Each disease, condition etc is given a research confidence rating from 1-4 stars. A topic with four star rating means that they are "widely accepted by [...]
The Most Common Cancer (For Men) and Me
There is a lot of information packed into my genetic profile on 23andMe. I haven't managed to fully digest or figure out everything since I got the email on Friday.
The first thing I did was go straight for my Gene Journal and see if I had any major predispositions to stuff like glaucoma, various [...]
