Xcode Life Sciences

Xcode Life is an excellent supplement to other services. They delivered as advertised. Great resource and great value. Loved the insight. Some things left me looking for a little more information or better organization (i.e. more concise summary, maybe some charts), but, overall, very positive experience. I would definitely recommend their service as a supplement to other, less informative DNA tests that typically cost as much or more. Take advantage of the discounts. Personally, I purchased the full battery of evaluations and was very pleased. - R. Gray

Interesting information about the MTHFR gene mutation. Found out some stuff I didn t suspect were issues for me until I eliminated them

The reports were informative and really easy to read. Also gave great insight on a food sensitivity that I had some suspicion of and will follow up with my MD.

I purchased the mega-pack and was pleasantly surprised. The information is in full color and easy to understand, even giving you more insight into the genes tested and listings of possible recommendations for optimizing your health. What I did miss was the link to the studies, but I'm a geek like that otherwise great feedback with a speedy service.

I used Xcode to interpret and make sense of my Promethease Report. It made it very easy to understand the results. $20 is a bit pricey though but if you have the money and want to use Xcode to make sense of the data Promethease gave you, I'd say it's well worth it

Quick and easy results. Loved that there were different options to choose which specific testing you wanted rather than having to purchase all of the tests for $150+. Great option for those with 23andMe results.

After downloading my raw data, I received my info the next day. I was shocked by how thorough the reports were. I started making lifestyle changes right away.

As an Intern: Very supportive environment, with engaging discussions with PhD fellows and encouragement from the staff members.

Easy to sample. Very good Shipping. The best for a first Global view of your DNA.

It was very easy to upload my raw dna file and I got the reports back within 24 hours, as promised. I can be a bit of a hypochondriac, so I was nervous to see the results, but my fears were put to rest as I saw low/average susceptibility to all of the bigger health concerns. It was worth it for peace of mind alone, and I imagine if I did find higher susceptibility to something it would have been very helpful to discuss with my doctor. The reports are very detailed, easy to read and understand, and well organized. These are not the end all be all in terms of profiling my health, but they were fun and helped pinpoint areas to look out for. There were a couple of items where the test confirmed things I already know (e.g., high likelihood for freckles, certain vitamin deficiencies, allergy sensitives etc.), which boosted my perception of the validity of the rest of the results. A worthwhile purchase! - McCoy, USA

Received my report by uploading raw data from FTDNA. The process wad intuitive and fast. Results were done withing an hour. The report was in an interesting format with detailed charts and maps. Sergy/USA

The ordering process was easy and the results were provided fast. The reports are easy to understand and useful. When I had an enquiry they responded appropriately and fast too. However, the Health Report was incomplete - it was explained in the report that my 23&me genome raw data did not have the info to analyse. That was somewhat disappointing but overall still worth it I think. Sakashita, USA

Great way to find out more in depth information from what seems like a simple DNA test. Learning how to prevent health problems was a huge selling point.

Very informative I formation at a reasonable price point

Xcode Life was fairly priced and easy to upload my raw DNA. I have two raw DNA files, one from ancestry and one from 23andme. I wish there was more guidance as to whether one or the other is the more accurate one to use. Received 5 detailed reports quickly. Some of the findings are vague and personally inaccurate, as are the ones provided with 23and me. The finding that 'jazzed' me the most was Anorexia finding. Of the 13 chromosomes that indicate for anorexia, I had 12. I can confirm that this finding is 100% accurate for me. I was diagnosed and treated for anorexia from the time I was 15 to 21. (I'm 55 now). This finding in itself made the test worthwhile as I can confirm the condition. Xcode indicated that I'm possibly gluten intolerant, have a deficiency of Vitamin K and magnesium. I only mention this because I have subsequently uploaded my DNA to an app called GINI, and that service indicated the same possible intolerance to gluten, and the deficiency of Vitamins K and magnesium. Xcode recommended a nutritional macro 55% carb, 15% fat and 31% protein. GINI was slightly different, 40% carb, 28% fat, 31% protein - but that adds up to 99 so I don't know what to think about that! Overall, I was excited to receive the results, and it was an interesting overview of possible health and lifestyle directions to take.

$5 was potentially received for this review. While I had initial reservations, the cost I received was low so I took the gamble on a company with which I wasn't familiar. The report upload wasn't super clear as to which raw data file to be uploading. I chose the wrong one first. The report processing time could be improved. For something that is or should be automated, there was a longer turnaround time than expected. However, the reports came within a day though. For areas where the portions overlap with reports I've gotten from other providers, information was consistent so there wasn't evidence that information is random or not actually tied to the data uploaded.