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I think this is great, this is how I would hope they would use this information. They internally create a drug, based on information - then sell the drug to so
by sithlord 7y ago
I think this is great, this is how I would hope they would use this information. They internally create a drug, based on information - then sell the drug to someone who actually knows how too distribute it.
Where these companies are scary, is if they sell personally identifiable information to insurers, or someone who can use the info to actually create rates based on your dna.
Or the other scary way in taking them, is in theory at some point an insurance company can ask if you have ever taken a dna test, and if yes, they could ask you to tell them about it, and then you can't lie.
pretty sure the above is currently illegal, but who knows in the future.
- denzil_correa 7y ago23andMe hasn’t yet, created the drug. They’ve a potential candidate that they sold to a Spanish pharmaceutical company. The Spanish company would have to perform clinical trials before distribution.
- dekhn 7y agoIn the US, health insurance can't use genetic information (GINA law). It is unlikely to change, as the uproar would be significant.
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