Jan 04 2010
In 2009, we added six tools to 23andMe Labs, our technology sandbox where we showcase experimental features. In case you haven’t played around with them yet, here’s a brief review:
Health Labs
Reynolds Risk Score
This tool calculates a 10-year risk for heart-attack using information including cholesterol and blood pressure.
ABO Blood Type
There actually are more than 25 different [...]
Aug 07 2009
The importance of ABO blood types in transfusions is unquestioned. And the associations between blood type and certain diseases are pretty convincing. But some “scientists” have linked blood type to some pretty wacky stuff.
In the first part of the 20th century it seems that there was nothing some researchers didn’t think was connected to blood [...]
Aug 05 2009
When it comes to blood transfusions, what’s good for one person might be deadly for another.
This might seem obvious today, but until 1900 the idea of “blood types” wasn’t understood. A person in need of a transfusion could find himself getting a donation from just about anyone, and sometimes even an animal!
But in 1900 [...]
Aug 04 2009
23andMe customers who are curious about the genetic basis of their ABO blood type, or don’t already know which one they have, can now find out using our newest Labs feature.
The ABO blood group is just one of more than 25 that go into giving a person their particular “type,” but it is probably the [...]
