Genetic information is powerful, personal, and often misunderstood. Thread of Life exists because we believe you deserve better than a raw data dump or a marketing pitch.
Where the evidence comes from
Every piece of evidence we show you comes from a public, peer-reviewed, or government-funded source: ClinVar, ClinGen, gnomAD, GTEx. We don't editorialize the science. We do editorialize the presentation — because clarity is a form of respect.
Images are mood. Evidence is evidence.
When you see a historical photograph, it's there to evoke the human story behind the data. When you open the evidence drawer, you'll find citations, dates, and links. We never let one masquerade as the other.
Uncertainty is not failure
Uncertainty is the honest state of most genetic knowledge. More than half of all variants submitted to ClinVar are classified as “Uncertain Significance.” We show you what's known, what's contested, and what's still a mystery — and we label each clearly.
No hype, no false certainty
We will never imply that a genetic variant determines your destiny. We will never use historical imagery to suggest certainty about the past. We will always distinguish between what's backed by published evidence and what's inferred from patterns.
Open data, open interpretation
The data sources we use are publicly available. Our interpretive layer — the narrative, the journeys, the threads — is our contribution. We believe that making science accessible is itself a form of scientific work.