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Neat! Might as well do both and see how they compare :)

by cmrx64 9y ago

AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
I just plugged my 23andme data into both. Waiting for results. I was thinking of sharing the results, is anyone interested? Is there really any good reason not to? I know people get all uptight about it but I'm not sure why.
- nyolfen 9y ago
  i don't have a concrete reason besides personal preference, but it seems like the kind of thing that might become very regrettable for unforeseeable reasons in a decade or two so i would advise against it
- wellwell 9y ago
  I also wondered why people are so freaked out by it, asked around, and came up with these more or less worrying reasons: http://gleech.org/genes-out http://gleech.org/genes-out
- howderek 9y ago
  I did this [1], and so have thousands of others through the Harvard Personal Genome Project and other associated projects. So far, I haven't faced any consequences. If you decide to do so, I encourage you to make your genes accessible to researchers by participating in the Harvard Personal Genome Project [2]. The main risk of sharing your genes is genetic discrimination. It's irreversible to share your genes, so I'd ask yourself: if you were to find out you are a carrier of a genetic disorder, would that change your mind? If so, I wouldn't share your genes publically. [1] http://genes.howderek.com/ http://genes.howderek.com/ [2] http://personalgenomes.org/ http://personalgenomes.org/
  - AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
    Promethease report is interesting... https://adamjacobmuller.github.io/promethease.html https://adamjacobmuller.github.io/promethease.html I'll do the PGP thing at some point... I get they want informed consent before I do it but its now asking me to review pages of material and making me take a test first...
- hueving 9y ago
  The Holocaust happened fewer than 100 years ago. You don't want to publish such identifying data with humanity still so immature. It could turn out that you have the "dissident" gene and the government needs to get rid of you to preemptively stop the problems you might cause.
  - splintercell 9y ago
    It's funny how different people have different approaches towards dealing with such a potential scenario. For instance, to some people, preventing others from accessing this information is a mechanism to prevent such a thing from happening in future. For others, having gun rights or living in a heavily armed society (such as USA) is a better preventative mechanism. FYI in N Korea dissidents 'genes' are removed from the society, but it's usually done by taking out all the family members of a person committing crime. So I'd say that if govt really wanted to do something, this won't really be a defense.
    - afarrell 9y ago
      The 2nd amendment existed in 1942, but that didn't prevent the Japanese from being rounded up. We didn't decide to murder them, but we could have.
- synthematics 9y ago
  23andme currently offer an Ancestry Service, and a Health + Ancestry Service. Are you using just the Ancestry service here? Anyone know how their Health reports stack up against these 3rd party services?
  - AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
    I did 23AndMe a long time ago, before they had been neutered by the FDA. I wouldn't use them again for that reason.
- jaimex2 9y ago
  Results I dont think anyone gets uptight about, the actual DNA data absolutely. People get uptight because in the future someone like an employment agency or life insurance company might buy one of these services and use the data to discriminate. There's also social consequences that may come of this, like if you had a one night stand, public publishing your DNA might create a bread crumb for your child to find you which could be a good or bad thing depending on if you had a spouse at the time for example.
  - Baeocystin 9y ago
    I found out I have a surprise half-sister through 23andme. It also turns out that my Dad may not actually be my biological father. It affects you more than you might think. I personally want the truth, no matter what, so after a few weeks of thinking about things, I was ok with what I learned. The hard part is dealing with family members than may not feel the same. People need to be aware of just how messy this can get.
    - dajohnson89 9y ago
      How did you find out about your half sister? I thought 23&me only gives you information about yourself and nobody else?!
      - Baeocystin 9y ago
        She contacted me via 23andMe. I could have left it at that, they don't give out details. And I had to chose to participate in the 'find your relatives' feature. It's as open or closed as you want it to be.
    - taneq 9y ago
      > surprise half-sister > Dad may not actually be my biological father Wow, what a pair of bombshells! Was this stuff known to both your parents or did it blow someone's cover?
      - 9y ago

Neat! Might as well do both and see how they compare :)

by cmrx64 9y ago

Neat! Might as well do both and see how they compare :)

I just plugged my 23andme data into both. Waiting for results. I was thinking of sharing the results, is anyone interested? Is there really any good reason not to? I know people get all uptight about it but I'm not sure why.

nyolfen 9y ago
i don't have a concrete reason besides personal preference, but it seems like the kind of thing that might become very regrettable for unforeseeable reasons in a decade or two so i would advise against it
wellwell 9y ago
I also wondered why people are so freaked out by it, asked around, and came up with these more or less worrying reasons: http://gleech.org/genes-out http://gleech.org/genes-out
howderek 9y ago
I did this [1], and so have thousands of others through the Harvard Personal Genome Project and other associated projects. So far, I haven't faced any consequences. If you decide to do so, I encourage you to make your genes accessible to researchers by participating in the Harvard Personal Genome Project [2]. The main risk of sharing your genes is genetic discrimination. It's irreversible to share your genes, so I'd ask yourself: if you were to find out you are a carrier of a genetic disorder, would that change your mind? If so, I wouldn't share your genes publically. [1] http://genes.howderek.com/ http://genes.howderek.com/ [2] http://personalgenomes.org/ http://personalgenomes.org/
- AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
  Promethease report is interesting... https://adamjacobmuller.github.io/promethease.html https://adamjacobmuller.github.io/promethease.html I'll do the PGP thing at some point... I get they want informed consent before I do it but its now asking me to review pages of material and making me take a test first...
hueving 9y ago
The Holocaust happened fewer than 100 years ago. You don't want to publish such identifying data with humanity still so immature. It could turn out that you have the "dissident" gene and the government needs to get rid of you to preemptively stop the problems you might cause.
- splintercell 9y ago
  It's funny how different people have different approaches towards dealing with such a potential scenario. For instance, to some people, preventing others from accessing this information is a mechanism to prevent such a thing from happening in future. For others, having gun rights or living in a heavily armed society (such as USA) is a better preventative mechanism. FYI in N Korea dissidents 'genes' are removed from the society, but it's usually done by taking out all the family members of a person committing crime. So I'd say that if govt really wanted to do something, this won't really be a defense.
  - afarrell 9y ago
    The 2nd amendment existed in 1942, but that didn't prevent the Japanese from being rounded up. We didn't decide to murder them, but we could have.
synthematics 9y ago
23andme currently offer an Ancestry Service, and a Health + Ancestry Service. Are you using just the Ancestry service here? Anyone know how their Health reports stack up against these 3rd party services?
- AdamJacobMuller 9y ago
  I did 23AndMe a long time ago, before they had been neutered by the FDA. I wouldn't use them again for that reason.
jaimex2 9y ago
Results I dont think anyone gets uptight about, the actual DNA data absolutely. People get uptight because in the future someone like an employment agency or life insurance company might buy one of these services and use the data to discriminate. There's also social consequences that may come of this, like if you had a one night stand, public publishing your DNA might create a bread crumb for your child to find you which could be a good or bad thing depending on if you had a spouse at the time for example.
- Baeocystin 9y ago
  I found out I have a surprise half-sister through 23andme. It also turns out that my Dad may not actually be my biological father. It affects you more than you might think. I personally want the truth, no matter what, so after a few weeks of thinking about things, I was ok with what I learned. The hard part is dealing with family members than may not feel the same. People need to be aware of just how messy this can get.
  - dajohnson89 9y ago
    How did you find out about your half sister? I thought 23&me only gives you information about yourself and nobody else?!
    - Baeocystin 9y ago
      She contacted me via 23andMe. I could have left it at that, they don't give out details. And I had to chose to participate in the 'find your relatives' feature. It's as open or closed as you want it to be.
  - taneq 9y ago
    > surprise half-sister > Dad may not actually be my biological father Wow, what a pair of bombshells! Was this stuff known to both your parents or did it blow someone's cover?
    - 9y ago