A person’s metabolism is as unique as their fingerprint, and so is their risk of developing certain diseases. A better understanding of the genetic influences on metabolism could open up new therapeutic options. Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and Queen Mary University of London have now created the largest genetic map of human metabolism to date and investigated the effects of our genetic code on blood values such as cholesterol and amino acids. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Genetics.