Author: Sean Wells
On the afternoon that my GeneSNP kit arrived I was definitely ready to get started. As I’d written in my first post, the more I knew about GeneSNP, the more I wanted to know.
It was all pretty straightforward, from what I could tell: swabbing each cheek, for one minute each, would give one sample and one back-up sample for the lab to use. The samples had to be left out for drying over the course of a few hours, then sent out in the prepaid envelope.
This certainly wasn’t a problem–because it’s specified that the sample be given first thing in the morning and my mail typically gets delivered and picked up in the afternoon, the arrangement was pretty much perfect. I went to bed and dreamt about a future filled with advanced genetic knowledge (I’ve been known to be a bit of a science fiction fan).
The next morning I woke up and followed directions: did a
leisurely bit of swabbing on each cheek, then set everything aside for
safekeeping–in my house, this usually means on top of the fridge–until it was
due to be placed in the envelope. In picking up the envelope, I noticed
something for the first time: the envelope was not for the Postal Service, but
for Federal Express. I was immediately impressed (“Wow…FedEx delivers DNA”) and
then slightly worried. Was this going to foil my plans?
After just a few seconds I realized that Federal Express visits our company every day–and in the afternoon–so everything was still on. Even if I hadn’t been lucky this way, I naturally could have found a drop-off pretty easily, so while this is no major ordeal, it’s worth mentioning that a quick drive might be involved in order to get your sample sent off as quickly as possible.
That afternoon, off it went. At this point, I was really looking forward to my DNA analysis helping me to turn things up a notch with my health plan which, to be honest, might have taken a backseat in recent years. I was definitely invested, getting motivated, and already making plans for what I could start doing until the results came back.
For more information - click below:
GENE SNP
On the afternoon that my GeneSNP kit arrived I was definitely ready to get started. As I’d written in my first post, the more I knew about GeneSNP, the more I wanted to know.
It was all pretty straightforward, from what I could tell: swabbing each cheek, for one minute each, would give one sample and one back-up sample for the lab to use. The samples had to be left out for drying over the course of a few hours, then sent out in the prepaid envelope.
This certainly wasn’t a problem–because it’s specified that the sample be given first thing in the morning and my mail typically gets delivered and picked up in the afternoon, the arrangement was pretty much perfect. I went to bed and dreamt about a future filled with advanced genetic knowledge (I’ve been known to be a bit of a science fiction fan).
The next morning I woke up and followed directions: did a
leisurely bit of swabbing on each cheek, then set everything aside for
safekeeping–in my house, this usually means on top of the fridge–until it was
due to be placed in the envelope. In picking up the envelope, I noticed
something for the first time: the envelope was not for the Postal Service, but
for Federal Express. I was immediately impressed (“Wow…FedEx delivers DNA”) and
then slightly worried. Was this going to foil my plans?After just a few seconds I realized that Federal Express visits our company every day–and in the afternoon–so everything was still on. Even if I hadn’t been lucky this way, I naturally could have found a drop-off pretty easily, so while this is no major ordeal, it’s worth mentioning that a quick drive might be involved in order to get your sample sent off as quickly as possible.
That afternoon, off it went. At this point, I was really looking forward to my DNA analysis helping me to turn things up a notch with my health plan which, to be honest, might have taken a backseat in recent years. I was definitely invested, getting motivated, and already making plans for what I could start doing until the results came back.
For more information - click below:
GENE SNP
