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by esMazer 4582 days ago
you would not take serious action in any condition based on an cheap DNA test, would you? I would suspect that it might serve as a possible flag and then you can talk to your doctor to further investigate any issue.

Plus 23andme is clear when showing the results that everything is based on probabilities, there's not a single %100 change of anything, it just tells you that people with similar DNA markers (in X, Y or Z study) seem to have a higher/lower chance of X or Y.

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Have a google image search for "coloidal silver". See the people who have turned themselves blue. permanently blue - it's not going to change.

People are stupid. This isn't a label on a chainsaw saying "don't lick the blade". This is reasonable regulation of a product being marketed as a medical product.

Funny. I had the same argument with someone about this months ago. I told him to google 'argyria'.
>you would not take serious action in any condition based on an cheap DNA test, would you

You might not, but some would. Some people take serious action based on what a psychic says. We are in the minority here.

I wouldn't but some would. I am more interested in my genetic lineage. To get a more accurate test like the one Angelina Jolie did would be a better option.