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Nutrigenomics-a Surprising Way That Promises the Ultimate Diet
Maybe science has provided the perfect solution.
Like many inquisitive people, I sent off my DNA to be analyzed. I am not particularly interested in genealogy but was very curious about what secrets might be revealed. For example, maybe I had a long-lost relative who was a pirate, with hidden treasure!
I didn’t realize that most DNA businesses had moved away from ancestry and had a far more significant interest in biotechnology.
, data is the new oil. That means the DNA you provide for a genealogy test is being shared in a market worth trillions. Of course, that is an article for another day, but now I know my DNA has been shared with drug companies, research companies, and marketers worldwide.
Offers for nutrigenomics meal plans are arriving in my inbox.
Nutrigenomics is a relatively new science that studies the relationship between genes, nutrition, and health.
were commercializing nutrigenomics. The Human Genome Project of the 1990s, which sequenced the entire DNA in the human genome, jump-started the science of nutrigenomics. By 2007 scientists…
