Why Geneticists Need Designers: Making DNA Into Art

I think the idea of DNA portraits are pretty cool. Could make for a cute (albeit pricey) family portrait.<p>Is this service affiliated with DNA11? This service seems very similar, right down to sizes, pricing, and colour options.<p>They also provide DNA canvas art. ( <a href="https://www.dna11.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.dna11.com</a> )

This is such a well written post.<p>"Design by definition is the study of how people emotionally respond to an experience."<p>This is one of the most concise definitions of design I have come across.<p>I wish I could've seen a sample of what I am buying but the idea is awesome.

As personalized medicine becomes more mainstream, it will be important to use accurate terminology in general overviews like OP's website. For example, 23andme does not provide DNA sequencing. Instead, they evaluate samples against a comprehensive panel of small nucleotide polymorphisms. This "fingerprinting" is informative and actionable, but not technically sequencing. In the same way, I doubt whether Genetik Ink will actually "take your DNA, sequence it, and turn it into an artistic representation" for &#60;$500 (full genome sequencing is still $5000+, though dropping quickly in cost).

I guess this is a cool business idea. The science of decoding the genome into useful information is still in its infancy (I think). This means that right now having your genome sequence is of limited use because there will so much of your genome that we don't understand yet (again, I could be mistaken).<p>These individuals have found a way take this developing technology and sell it. Kudos to them.<p>Does anyone know what type of sequencing technology they are using? Would the authors care to share?

The unspoken story here is that Science Exchange is more than just a resource for scientists. It also lowers the entry barrier for scientific start-ups.<p>I suspect that Kishan doesn't have access to a sequencer himself, he just proxies the sample to one of the SNP Genotyping services on Science Exchange (<a href="https://www.scienceexchange.com/services/snp-genotyping" rel="nofollow">https://www.scienceexchange.com/services/snp-genotyping</a>).

This has been around for a long time. You can't really confirm that it really is your DNA, since DNA can be cut in a variety of ways.

Just found out you can do it for your dog's DNA as well!

Oh, they talk big about communicating with the patient. But what they actually want to do is take some of the _most private data I could ever provide_ and make a PICTURE out of it.<p>Uhh, thanks?