jimrandomh comments on 23andme genome analysis - $99 today only - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jimrandomh 23 April 2010 11:36:24PM 0 points [-]

I wouldn't buy this for $500, but at $100, the possibility of learning something important is well worth it. I've ordered mine. Thanks for posting this - I would've missed the opportunity otherwise.

Comment author: gwern 29 April 2010 05:02:06PM *  0 points [-]

What do you think you might learn? I haven't seen very many practical results (as opposed to idle curiosity), except for a few things like lactose intolerance.

EDIT: I've since seen a number of interesting examples - warfarin sensitivity and how well modafinil works come to mind. The latter, since modafinil is pretty expensive, might justify testing at $100 or $200 all on its own.