Genetic tests that reveal a child’s ability in science or sports have become a mass product. The time is not far off when it will be possible to model a career from the first days of a baby’s life, market participants are convinced
“Five years ago, genome sequencing cost a lot of money: people thought that a DNA test was something expensive and only available to forensic experts in America. Today, services related to genetic analysis can be afforded by almost every person with an average income. And in two or three years, doing a DNA test will be as affordable as buying a mobile phone,” says Pavel Agafonov, CEO of the Lab-DNA Center for Genetic Research.
What do people want to know when ordering genetic tests? “Most often, we are approached by clients aged 30 to 45 who are thinking about their health, origin or the birth of children,” says Valery Ilyinsky, General Director of the Genotek Medical Genetic Center. “Many people buy DNA tests for children to identify their predispositions to certain activities, including sports.”
Genotek, which began providing private clients with DNA analysis services back in 2010, examines not only more than 200 risks of multifactorial and hereditary diseases, but also 11 indicators of ability and talent (say, on the speed of generating ideas, predisposition to singing, imaginative creativity, ), three personality traits (tendency to thrill, willingness to take risks, openness to experience), a predisposition to 19 sports (triathlon, speed skating, marathon, rowing, cross-country skiing, throwing, boxing, fencing, etc.).
In the practice of the center there are already cases when the test results were confirmed in practice. “For example, one of our first clients, who surprised us with a rare combination of long-term memory genes, has achieved serious success in chess,” proudly Ilyinsky.
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