What Exactly Is Gene Testing & Why Are So Many Young Indians Embracing It

As scientists the world over are busy trying to find the elusive elixir of life that can defy ageing and make you disease-free in golden years, gene-testing -- a technology that scans DNA instructions you inherited from your parents to spot genetic disorders -- is now gaining ground among Indians, especially the young.

According to diagnostics firms and health providers, gene-testing methods can not only find out what diseases you are prone to but also provide customised solutions to nip them in the bud and herald a new health era for you.

The approach, they stress, needs a fresh look at a time when scientists the world over are struggling to find new antibiotics to tackle resistant viruses and bacteria and onset of new life-threatening diseases.

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