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Bankrupt 23andMe Just Sold Off All Your DNA Data
(futurism.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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entirely fucking predictable. and 256 mil is chump change for essentially genetic data that could be extrapolated to most of the country.
Especially considering who bought it.
What is known, at least publicly, about Regeneron?
i can only imagine someone buying that data is up to no good. who is "regeneron" really?