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spittoon.23andme.com
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spittoon.23andme.com is the company blog at spittoon.23andme.com, writing about science and health. Since 2009, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 10 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The 23andMe company blog, linked for posts on genetic research, such as a Parkinson's genome-wide association study, caffeine genetics, and a response to a GAO report on genetic testing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
How is 23andMe misleading in scientific value? They just published "Web-based genome-wide association study identifies two novel loci and a substantial genetic component for Parkinson’s disease" in PLOS Genetics: http://spittoon.23andme.com/2011/06/23/plos-genetics-parkins... http://www.plosgenetics.org/doi/pgen.1002141
Comment linking /2011/06/23/plos-genetics-parkinsons-discoveries/
on “Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]”Submitted 23andme replies to the GAO: GAO Studies Science Non-Scientifically as a story · 36 points
HN discussionGenotype & Coffee: “Coffee, I Must Have Coffee…” http://spittoon.23andme.com/2011/04/18/coffee-i-must-have-co... -- "Caffeine Consumption " https://www.23andme.com/health/caffeine-consumption/ -- "Caffeine Metabolism" https://www.23andme.com/health/Caffeine-Metabolism/ "Some people get jumpy after drinking a single cup of coffee, while others can gulp down a Venti Americano without feeling a thing. Part of that vari…
Comment linking /2011/04/18/coffee-i-must-have-coffee/
on “How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically”Submitted Announcing the 23andMe Personal Genome API as a story · 2 points
HN discussionResponse from 23andme: http://spittoon.23andme.com/2010/07/23/gao-studies-science-n...
Comment linking /2010/07/23/gao-studies-science-non-scientifically/
on “Navigenics, 23andMe slammed in government report”Submitted 23andMe Publishes in PLoS Genetics as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted 23andMe: predicting weight gain from shoe size as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted When people share personal genome data on Facebook as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lessons at Berkeley: Genetics and Beyond as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A matter of motivation as a story · 1 points
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