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Watson nods vigorously, and he and Ruby begin chatting. The eldest of seven boys, Watson says his father lived to 97 and his mother's still kicking at 94: "So I've got good genes." Ruby, the youngest of seven, counters that she had a brother who lived to 101...
Because only 0.1 percent of DNA accounts for the differences in human traits—including weight, hair color and disposition to diseases—scientists must decode millions of genomes before they can find the particular genes that relate to variations across individuals.
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Scientists who specialize in nutritional genomics have only begun to decipher the relationship between DNA sequences, diets and ailments like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Their hope is that someday your own nutritional geneticist will be able to scan your DNA and tell you exactly how to plan your diet...
So what exactly is Sciona doing? The company, says Gill-Garrison, tells its customers if any of the 19 genes they screen reveal a metabolic problem that has been clearly associated with disease. If the tests suggest the customer has a gene that promotes, say, a bad cholesterol profile, it...