The market for consumer DNA testing is booming, with an estimated 1 billion people expected to have their genomes sequenced by 2025. But how much stock should we put in our genetic 'fate'?
Steven Heine Photo: Supplied
Not so much, according to cultural psychologist Steven Heine.
He argues the value of genetic testing has been over-hyped in the book DNA is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship Between You and Your Genes.
DNA double helix through an electron microscope Photo: (Flickr user Karl-Ludwig Poggemann CC BY 2.0)
