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A new test uses the science of "systems biology" to diagnose cancer with a single drop of blood at 1/10,000th the current price.
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Shopping for Your Future
Personal genetic tests are proliferating; some are even online. Do they really tell you anything?
Personal genetic tests are proliferating; some are even online. Do they really tell you anything?
I'm Doomed. Or Not.
Commercial gene tests say I have high, medium, and low risk for heart attack. What gives?
Commercial gene tests say I have high, medium, and low risk for heart attack. What gives?
Genetic Voyeurism
Are there really genes for sprinting and bitter taste? Online DNA test sites say there are.
Are there really genes for sprinting and bitter taste? Online DNA test sites say there are.
Closing the Genetic Gap
DNA websites provide mixed results, but they're needed to get doctors to take gene tests seriously.
DNA websites provide mixed results, but they're needed to get doctors to take gene tests seriously.
More on the Experimental Man
M.R.I. scans reveal our fear of bosses, rivals, appearing foolish, taking chances—oh, and being attacked by saber-tooth tigers.
Cognition and memory tests designed for brain-impaired patients are now used to assess healthy peoples' brains online.
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Are some people's brains hardwired to run companies or to make deals? Neuroeconomics may have the answer.
DNA tests proliferate as a nascent industry tries to spark a revolution. Hmmm. Sounds familiar. Is this déjà vu all over again?
A chance meeting with the Jurassic Park paleontologist ties my DNA to a 68-million-year-old T-rex's — oh, and a chicken's, too.
About This Project
Experimental Man is an occasional series by David Ewing Duncan. It appears in his biweekly science column, "Natural Selection."
Wiley will publish Experimental Man: What One Man's Body Reveals About His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World in 2009.
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