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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Should I Sequence My Genes?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Naked Scientists, Medicine, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Technology, Science, Health & Fitness, Science Radio

4.6960 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

What surprises might you find lurking in your DNA, and can that information be used against you? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.0

Hello.

0:04.0

Hello.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

Science and that is the same

0:10.0

physics medicine, nature, or

0:12.0

big time brain, life, the universe.

0:15.0

This week as genetic testing becomes easier and cheaper than ever before,

0:20.0

I'll be investigating the good.

0:22.0

There's lifestyle and their surgical treatments that are available

0:25.0

that you will be guided by your genetic tests.

0:28.0

The bad.

0:29.0

People are concerned that if employers have genetic information they will use it in employment decisions

0:36.0

and the unexpected turns out although I'm a very proud French Canadian I'm barely

0:42.0

French I am actually very Italian.

0:45.0

As we start to probe the secrets of our own DNA and ask,

0:49.0

should you get your genome sequenced?

0:51.0

I'm Georgia Mills and this is the Naked Scientists.

0:54.7

The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. I'd be really interested to get a genetic test yes but I'd also be quite nervous about it but yeah

1:14.3

I'd be really keen to get a genetic test. No not really just don't see the point

1:18.6

of you know knowing what what's what's what's what can they happen around the corner sort of you know

1:22.1

I sort of take every day as it comes, really?

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