Home DNA testing company 23andMe announced in a blog post Monday that it is attempting to secure the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell its genomic testing kits, which allow consumers to mail a few drops of human saliva back to the company and receive in return information on their genetic background and potential hereditary conditions, including their predispositions to some 151 genetic diseases.
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