A party for your DNA.

• Position: SCIENCE - 23andMe - Brief article

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While the sound system blasted upbeat music, the well-dressed couple sat in a room full of celebrities and spat into test tubes. It was all part of a "spit party" being held in New York in September to promote a DNA-testing company. The saliva samples were then sent off to a tab for analysis. The point was to make DNA fun. But sometimes the results can be disturbing--like finding out that you carry the gene for a hereditary illness. And some fear a world in which DNA testing might strip them of privacy. 23andMe, the company that hosted the...