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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA (www.bloomberg.com)

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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

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[-] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

customers are asked if they wish to ~~share their data for research~~ allow their data being sold to 3rd parties

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

potayto potahto - 23andMe making a profit or not changes nothing to the customers. Would it make you feel better if they just gave out the data for free?

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