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Because We're Nothing Without a Sense of Humor

Sep 23, 2008

Ever wonder what you could do with your genome (besides sequencing it, that is)? Here's a blog post of "10 amusing things to do with your genome" from Nivair Gabriel at io9. GTO's favorites: "Befriend a fruit fly version of yourself" -- use your genome to find specific organisms from other species that have the highest homology to your own sequence -- and previewing your kids: "Line up your DNA sequence next to that of your long-term significant other (or your favorite celebrity), and know immediately if your children will be attractive and non-alcoholism-prone."

 

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