The fact that Saks waited until she was 51 (!) before “coming out” as a schizophrenic says something to me about the biggest potential stigmas attached to personal genomics. As uptight as we Americans are…

Well, this is the thing. Correct me if I’m wrong, my board-certified brothers and sisters, but my sense is that for most highly heritable conditions there are few meaningful treatments. Even if that’s no longer…

A friend asked me about my decision to enroll in the PGP and the effect it might have on my two kids. By releasing my genome, he wanted to know, am I potentially limiting my children’s claim…

Welcome to genomeboy.com. Here are some throat-clearing preliminaries and disclaimers: My name is Misha Angrist. I am a recovering geneticist with a PhD from a once-proud institution that changes presidents with alarming regularity. I am…