Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 17, 2026

Targeted Next-generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Pipeline to Evaluate Genetic Determinants of Constitutional Disease
Published on: April 4, 2018
Controlling futures? Online Genetic Testing and Neurodegenerative Disease : Comment on "Personal Genomic Testing,
Narelle Warren1, John Gardner2
1School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Level 4, 20 Chancellors Walk, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia. narelle.warren@monash.edu.
Abstract:
Online personalized genetic testing services offer accessible and convenient options for satisfying personal curiosity about health and obtaining answers about one's genetic provenance. They are especially attractive to healthy people who wish to learn about their future risk of disease, as Paul Mason's (2017) case study of "Jordan" illustrates. In this response, we consider how online genetic testing services are used by people diagnosed with a common neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's disease, to gain a sense of certainty regarding the future.
Related Concept Videos
Human Genetics
The complex relationship between genetics and psychology is observable through common biological components such...
Genetic Screens
Forward genetic screens
Forward or “classical” genetic screens involve creating random mutations in an organism’s DNA using radiation, mutagens, or insertion of additional bases, which...
What is Genetic Engineering?
Genetic Material
Genomics
Genetic Lingo

