some statistics about our genetic

i ran into Forbes 400 richest men in the world this evening. and i browsed through the young richest men in America. The top two are the facebook co-founder, only 27 years old. Anyway that's not the main story of this post. While i slowly admiring their talents in making fortune, i came across that the wife of Sergery Brin (co-founder of Google, only 38 years! he's a billionaire of cause) co-founded a biotechnology firm. This firm named 23andMe, and the reason behind this name is because our human has 23 chromosome which make up the person like you and i. I found many interesting facts from the company website, it's worth to click into have a look. In fact, from their company introduction, they mentioned these:

1. All of us have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
2. 17% of us are left-handed
3. 44% of us have attached earlobes
4. 88% of us have wet earwax 
5. None of us are world-class sprinters
6. 14% of us have perfect pitch
7. 13% of us have Restless Legs Syndrome
8. All of us can smell the asparagus odor in our urine
9. 22% of us are lactose intolerant
10. 67% of us have a family history of cancer
11. 19% of us have a family history of Alzheimer's Disease
12. 41% of us have a family history of migraines
13. 56% of us have a family history of male pattern baldness
14. 29% of us have a family history of diabetes
15. 17% of us have a family history of Multiple Sclerosis

well.