CouthDecay

23andme.com let me know that I am a carrier for cystic fibrosis. So, there is a chance of my offspring coming down with the disease. How would you rate your quality of life through the years and years ahead against your peers?

They originally did DNA analysis health screenings years ago, then the FDA shut them down. The price then went to $99 to do a DNA ethnicity test. A year later they worked it out with the FDA to do the health screenings again. http://imgur.com/v55pqvI

Spoiler alert, gosh.

Do you know that they are BOTH carriers? If they are, you have a 25% chance of having CF, 50% chance of being a carrier, and 25% chance of having no carrier status. Punnet squares FTW.

What books did you take with you?

I've been wanting to do this for about a year, but I'm currently banking a contractor job in Afghanistan. I've read Over the Edge of the World (Magellan's trip) and a few others. The exploits Magellan's crew had in Patagonia were insane. I recommend it if you haven't check it out yet.