We had a genetic scientist visit over the weekend. He said his company develops at-home DNA tests that anyone can buy over the internet. He said they started with paternity tests, to determine the baby daddy for new mothers.
Now they are more into home test kits for genetic testing to determine illnesses. He said there are DNA home tests to find susceptibility to many diseases, with more becoming available every month.
He said that it is frustrating to detect the genes responsible for a disease like cancer or heart disease, and then have no targeted treatment available to give to the patients.
If he has a genetic test for laziness, I’d like him to try it out on our new yardman…that guy’s DNA would probably go right off the scale.