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Multimales//DNA [PREVIEW]
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By MATT MYFTIU matt.myftiu@oakpress.com; Twitter: @MattMyftiu

Just when you thought it was getting crowded at the top of the smartphone market, its time to make way for another top contender -- this time from HTC.

The Droid DNA from HTC is the latest Android smartphone offering that tries to up the ante and get your attention, and I recently tested one out and am back with a full report as to how it compares to other big phones from competitors like Samsung, Apple and Motorola.

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The Droid DNA is mostly your usual black slab phone, but it has the familiar red trim that is found on many HTC phone offerings, which looks somewhat attractive.

The 5-inch screen is a bit slippery, so its a good idea to have a case to protect it. The charging port is hidden under a little cover, which I dont believe was really necessary as its sometimes hard to get shut.

Keeping with the size trend of recent phones, you get a large screen on the Droid DNA -- 5 inches to be exact, big enough for almost everyones tastes (though some people may find it too big). The phone is still very thin (5.55 tall by 2.78 wide by 0.38 inches thick), so the weight is still a very manageable 5 ounces.

SCREEN

One highlight on this phone is the screen. The 5-inch display features an extra-sharp 1080p HD quality, a rarity on new smartphones. This provides a stellar view, whether youre using it to watch a video or movie, play a game, or just browse the Internet. The screen is also made of 2nd-generation Corning Gorilla Glass, so you dont have to worry about it breaking unless you give it a heck of a beating.

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Kits similar to 23andMe are available in Australia online, through several companies, starting at about $300. Photo: Phil Carrick

FOR Carole Kushnir, a test that she took out of simple curiosity about her genetic make-up revealed a double risk of cancer. And for Karen Durrett, it led to her meeting a father she had never known - as well as bringing to light a potentially fatal condition.

The two women are among 180,000 people who have paid to have their DNA analysed by 23andMe, the world's biggest private genomics company, to assess more than 200 genetic traits and health risks.

That number of customers is expected to soar this year after the California-based company, which takes its name from the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell, reduced the cost of a testing kit to $99 last month.

The company, co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of the Google entrepreneur Sergey Brin, is planning to reach a million clients by the end of this year, including in Britain.

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Kits similar to 23andMe are available in Australia online, through several companies, starting at about $300. The boom in business and interest in genomes and genetics has led to controversy about the commercial use of one of the most crucial medical breakthroughs of recent years.

For proponents, such as Ms Wojcicki, whose husband has a genetic mutation that significantly increases the risk of Parkinson's disease, this is the dawn of a new era.

For the price of a night out, individuals can learn key elements of their genetic composition and take treatment, or protect their children from hereditary health risks.

Critics, including doctors, bioethicists and geneticists, are concerned that people will be overloaded with information that is difficult for them to interpret.

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DNA data for the price of a dinner

THOSE who send their DNA to be analysed cheaply overseas are obliged to share their results with life insurers and risk losing control of their most sensitive information.

A genetic counsellor, researcher and oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Gillian Mitchell, said one risk was offering the ''mine of information'' contained in our DNA to companies identified only online.

Fairfax Media reported on Monday that 180,000 people had sent their blood or saliva to be analysed by 23andMe, a company that assessed health risks and genealogy. The service cost $99, and similar kits from other companies were offered online from $300.

Dr Mitchell contrasted this service with more definitive tests available for breast cancer, for instance, where ''you take the DNA and look at every single bit of that gene to see whether it is normal or abnormal''.

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In the tests offered online, she said ''you are looking broadly across the genetic make-up trying to see subtle areas of difference'', then making some predictions based on those.

''Some of these companies can give different answers,'' Dr Mitchell said. ''It is not to say that one is definitely right and one is definitely wrong. It is just the limits of our understanding''.

The results are also of interest to life insurers setting premiums, and must be disclosed as part of a customer's reporting obligations under Australian law.

Health insurance is not affected as companies cannot discriminate based on an individual's risk factors.

The Financial Services Council, which has 24 members accounting for more than 99 per cent of life insurance premiums, has guidelines on genetic testing.

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Life insurers entitled to DNA results

AUSTRALIANS sending their DNA to be analysed cheaply overseas are obliged to share the results with life insurers and risk losing control of their most sensitive information.

Dr Gillian Mitchell, head of the Familial Cancer Centre at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, said one risk of recreational genetics was offering up the ''mine of information'' contained in our DNA to companies identified only online.

Fairfax Media reported on Monday that 180,000 people had sent their blood or saliva to be analysed by 23andMe, a company that assesses health risks and genealogy. The service now costs $99, and similar kits from other companies are offered online in Australia from $300.

Dr Mitchell contrasted this service with more definitive tests available for breast cancer, for instance, where ''you take the DNA and look at every single bit of that gene to see whether it is normal or abnormal''.

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In the tests offered online she said ''you are looking broadly across the genetic make-up trying to see subtle areas of difference and then making some predictions based on those''.

''Some of these companies can give different answers,'' Dr Mitchell said. ''It is not to say one is definitely right and one is definitely wrong; it is just the limits of our understanding.''

The genetic test results are also of interest to life insurers setting premiums, and must be disclosed as part of customer's reporting obligations under Australian law. Health insurance is not affected as companies cannot discriminate based on an individual's risk factors.

The Financial Services Council - whose 24 members account for more than 99 per cent of life insurance premiums - has issued binding guidelines on genetic testing.

Members ''will not require applicants to undergo a genetic test when they apply for insurance'', but ''will require applicants to make available the results of any previously undertaken genetics tests on request''.

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Droid DNA Video Camera Test in 720p
Thinking about getting the Droid DNA and want to see how well the camera performs. The camera will film up to 1080p! but for me 720p is great for most situations.

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]v[DNA Tour VOGUE Atlantic City 9/16/2012

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Little Mix DNA Album Preview!
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Droid DNA (HTC Butterfly) Quick Honest Review
Welcome to the Fanboy-Free zone. This is a brief and honest look at the ne HTC Droid DNA (HTC Butterfly). How does this phone compare to the other leaders like the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3?

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SUPT. LENNIE CLEMONS.. "A SPIRITUAL DNA"

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