tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post4679214139335525352..comments2022-03-24T08:17:52.047-07:00Comments on Pandu Nayak's ruminations: Map your DNAPandu Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339144742641325684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post-18840090003023682312008-06-22T21:53:00.000-07:002008-06-22T21:53:00.000-07:00I certainly understand that it could be fun to see...I certainly understand that it could be fun to see the "source code" which created ones life---but only if you understood it. <BR/><BR/>As for knowing whether you are (or are not) predisposed to certain diseases, there is the further question of how certain one is about a change in probability (a Bayesian viewpoint). It would be tragic if there was a prediction that you were much <I>less</I> likely to get a certain disease, only to later find that the prediction was based on partial knowledge and there were other factors that made it <I>more</I> likely that you'd get that disease. <BR/><BR/>Until DNA-based predictions are much more certain, and the probabilities change in a more significant manner, I'm not sure how useful they are.Pandu Nayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339144742641325684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post-35690033320331170742008-06-19T12:40:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:40:00.000-07:00It's been a little over a year since you left your...It's been a little over a year since you left your post on the issue and nobody has commented! I have been considering a DNA review as part of a physical and am of the mind that while ignorance is bliss to some, ignorance is unpreparedness to others. We all know we are going to die, but few are hiding from or unreasonably fearful of this certainty. Accordingly, like a road map or other schedule, your DNA allows you to avoid or anticipate predispositions or upcoming events. If I'm predisposed to certain diseases, I'd want to know as soon as possible to afford the greatest lead time to avoid or mitigate the disease factors. I already know I'm predisposed to death, knowing what the likely means of demise are ahead of time allows better planning for a longer life and appropriate planning for that demise. Also, it's simply fascinating to see the source code which created your biological life and facility.esmith512https://www.blogger.com/profile/08437010910889550525noreply@blogger.com