Comments on: Gattaca-like Genetic Testing http://www.boldlygo.org/gattaca-like-genetic-testing Science Fiction, Philosophy, and the Future... Wed, 12 May 2010 15:44:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.boldlygo.org/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/comment-page-1#comment-416 Kelly Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:44:07 +0000 http://boldlygo.org/blog/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/#comment-416 Talk about a hot pickup line? You: Hey there, I was noticing you sitting at the bar counter here and well, I couldn't help but to wonder- Do you have any infected sores dripping from your vagina? Her: SLAP! Right across your face. LOL Talk about a hot pickup line?

You:
Hey there, I was noticing you sitting at the bar counter here and well, I couldn’t help but to wonder- Do you have any infected sores dripping from your vagina?

Her:
SLAP! Right across your face.

LOL

]]> By: Kelly http://www.boldlygo.org/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/comment-page-1#comment-414 Kelly Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:35:47 +0000 http://boldlygo.org/blog/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/#comment-414 It would be a good idea to test that hot girl in case she's got a hot case of gonorhea, yeast infection or some other nasty STD. Yucko. It would be a good idea to test that hot girl in case she’s got a hot case of gonorhea, yeast infection or some other nasty STD. Yucko.

]]> By: J. Alden Page http://www.boldlygo.org/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/comment-page-1#comment-418 J. Alden Page Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:34:51 +0000 http://boldlygo.org/blog/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/#comment-418 haha! Still got a ways to go. haha! Still got a ways to go.

]]> By: dgmacarthur http://www.boldlygo.org/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/comment-page-1#comment-420 dgmacarthur Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:55:16 +0000 http://boldlygo.org/blog/gattaca-like-genetic-testing/#comment-420 Unlike the "single hair" test in Gattaca, the 23andMe test requires a hefty 2 mL of saliva - a volume that is surprisingly difficult to generate. I think it's pretty unlikely that you could get someone to spit into a cup for five minutes without arousing some level of suspicion. Unlike the “single hair” test in Gattaca, the 23andMe test requires a hefty 2 mL of saliva – a volume that is surprisingly difficult to generate. I think it’s pretty unlikely that you could get someone to spit into a cup for five minutes without arousing some level of suspicion.

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