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I did histopathology for the research community, a whole bunch of different labs would send us samples at the end of studies and I would turn them into microscope slides and try to capture their area of interest for publication. I've seen a pretty wide variety of models at this point, it keeps things interesting!

There are hospital/clinic genetic consultations you can do as well. 23 and me is specifically non-diagnostic and for ancestry/tracing. Thats why they have all these loopholes around information protection and whatnot. Genetic counselling is much better regulated/must abide by privacy laws and a healthcare professional can help walk you through your predispositions and risks. source: I did a mini-project on this for my med lab program. There is a pretty shocking gap between clinical genetics and direct to consumer DNA testing, I wouldn't touch the private industry with a 10 foot pole.