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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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[-] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I figured one of two things, if not both, would certainly happen with these services. 1. They were going to figure out a way to monetize the information received and/or 2. All the information would be leaked or hijacked. As soon as these services started popping up I told everyone in my family not to trust them. So far, none of us have fallen for the scam. That I am aware of.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

23andMe will provide GSK with one year of access to anonymized DNA data from the approximately 80% of gene-testing customers who have agreed to share their information for research

I see no problem with that. Idk what's newsworthy here tbh.

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[-] Thetimefarm@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

As long as it's for research and stays HIPPA compliant I don't really have an issue with it. This would be a good use for AI but that's also kinda horrifying to think about. Having millions of unique human DNA samples to train your AI on would be worth something I presume.

[-] ohlaph@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If they used it to help people, yes. But they're going to charge for whatever they create.

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Luckily I did mine through Ancestry and not 23andMe, considering first they got hacked and now this.

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