Credit: Toby Burditt

A customer of the Web-based service 23andMe sends in a sample of spit and, for about the cost of a Sony PlayStation 3, receives a genome-wide analysis of nearly 600,000 genetic variations. The results include an estimate of genetic risk for various diseases, along with other personal information, such as where the customer's ancient ancestors might have come from.

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