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At Least the Team in Charge of Writing the Fine Print Can Take a Break

Jul 28, 2008

Just in case the novelty of journalists discovering genetic testing hasn't worn off for you, here's a piece from BBC's magazine describing Rob Liddle's experience using the DecodeMe service. It's worth a glance just for that, since many of the articles so far have been about 23andMe or Navigenics.

It's also telling about how consumers will use the service: Liddle says he skips right past the introductory sections, going straight to his results.

 

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