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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by timdorr on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @01:39PM (#4905966)
They are not mapping your full genome each time. They are looking at specific genes that are known to be linked to certain conditions or attributes. When they release a new test, they are sampling more genes and therefore can find more potential conditions or attributes about you.
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by khomenko on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @01:44PM (#4906004)
They ran an exome sequencing pilot recently, so sequencing is certainly coming.
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