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This list is similar to what antivaxxers would push. We are looking at a slippery slope here.
by robohoe 7y ago
This list is similar to what antivaxxers would push. We are looking at a slippery slope here.
- imgabe 7y agoThe difference is antivaxxers are arguing against something that has a known and demonstrated benefit for reasons that offer nothing in return. What is the benefit of commercial DNA testing? Some dubious genealogy that might be mildly entertaining? If there's an actual health benefit to DNA screening, it should be done by a health professional where the information could be subject to HIPAA.
- wolco 7y agoYour opinion will be outdated in a few years. You drop dna wherever you go. When your phone is able to read it it will be used as part of your id. It is not private information the same way your face isn't private when you appear in public. What we need to do is stop companies from claiming they own your dna because you sent in a sample.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoLearning about my personal source code was plenty worth it.
- robhunter 7y agoI am personally in contact with hundreds of people who have made powerful familial connections and relationships with genetic relatives as a direct result of commercial DNA testing.
- jwandborg 7y agoHow do you stay in contact with hundreds of people?
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoFacebook.
- bduerst 7y agoCytochrome P450 phenotyping could save a lot of harm by accurately prediction drug responsiveness and outcomes. There is an entire field called Pharmacogenomics for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacogenomics#Cytochrome_P450 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacogenomics#Cytochrome_P4...
- coldtea 7y agoWhich is neither here, nor there. Some slopes are indeed slippery.