Fun with DNA, flying taxis: 2 visions for the future?

MY DNA test results came back this week from the lab of Orig3n, an American consumer genomics firm.

A week earlier at the CES, the annual tech show in Las Vegas, I'd chanced upon a booth that called out for visitors to "grab life by the genes". Curious, I swabbed the insides of my cheeks and handed over my DNA for genotyping (as opposed to sequencing, which is more costly).

Now I've learnt that I would probably be good at sprinting and boxing, because my body is "likely great" at making a protein found in fast-twitch muscles. Unfortunately, I have a normal language learning ability and am likely to need more time to acquire language learning skills.

I'm taking these findings with a pinch of salt. Orig3n has been duped before into issuing detailed human genotype reports for tap water and dog DNA, though it said last year that steps have been taken …