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You're missing the whole point of 23andme. It's not a consumer product to analyze your own DNA, that's just a disguise. With machine learning and a large enoug
by aianus 11y ago
You're missing the whole point of 23andme.
It's not a consumer product to analyze your own DNA, that's just a disguise. With machine learning and a large enough population size they will eventually be able to determine the genetic markers that promote every disease. Personalized medicine will be the next breakthrough in medicine and human longevity.
This requires them to have everyone's DNA, trait, and medical history on file.
- amelius 11y agoImho, this crowdsourced data belongs to the public domain. Imagine that the most important research papers were not accessible to the public, while the public contributed to them. Well, that is about to happen.
- _ak 11y agoHave you heard about openSNP? It may be relevant to your interests: https://opensnp.org/ https://opensnp.org/
- jamesrcole 11y agoIt seems pretty clear that they're objecting to the means, and I don't see any evidence that they're naive about the ends.