Ask HN: What sorts of fun things can I do with my raw DNA data?
I have my DNA data both from 23andme and Ancestry. Are there fun/interesting coding projects I can do with that?
Although it was obvious their aim was to sell you some kind of individually tailored exercise programme and a lot of the report's 'insights' were sport related, there were a few more generic things we could relate to.
Examples:
DNA REPORT: I have a genetic marker which indicates a high sensitivity to caffeine, the missus has the opposite.
REAL WORLD: I quite often feel a bit jittery if I make my single cafetiere of coffee a bit too strong in the morning. The missus, on the other hand, pretty much pours an unending stream of tea down her neck, from the moment she gets up in the morning til she goes to bed at night.
DNA REPORT: I have a DNA marker which suggests I'm fairly impervious to cold [as in temperature]. The missus has the opposite.
REAL WORLD: In winter, I'll quite often be sat round the house in a T-shirt, while the missus is wrapped up in several layers of shirts / jerseys, etc. complaining she's freezing.
I've also seen other sites where you can upload your raw DNA data and get a report telling you which diseases eg. cardiovascular, cancer, etc you might be more prone to getting. But I gave those ones a miss. When it comes to that kind of thing, I prefer blissful ignorance to intimations of impending doom. It's been bad enough these past 6 months thinking "Oh no. It's the Covid!" every time I get a tickle in my throat.