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I think you meant GATTACA, the movie? To anyone who hasn't seen it, fantastic movie. Highly recommended. Re: your other points. I think your concerns are well
by Pwnguinz 14y ago
I think you meant GATTACA, the movie? To anyone who hasn't seen it, fantastic movie. Highly recommended.
Re: your other points. I think your concerns are well placed, however this isn't something that's specific to Counsyl; 23andme presumably also carries the same risks. At any rate, I do believe they hold your genetic information to the same standards as required in HIPAA.
- bayesianhorse 14y agoThere is growing evidence that genetic testing to the extend it is used in GATTACA is impossible. For example you can't predict a baby's future height. Sure, you can tell a normal distribution from genetics which is narrower than the distribution of the general population, but it's not as predictive as people might assume. Genetic data has proven to yield a lot less information than was expected. That might change in the future, but I don't believe health insurance companies could make a business case for genetic discrimination even if they were allowed too.
- Pwnguinz 13y agoI agree with you completely. I was merely pointing out that it was a great sci-fi movie worth watching. Not as some sort of foreshadowing of future societal outcome. Plus, what's portrayed in the movie (i.e. discrimination based on genetics) is disallowed by law, at least in California.