git [he/him, comrade/them] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoDrugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNAwww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1135cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareiie [they/them, he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoit’s bad that this is non-consensual and for-profit but a large genetic database is helpful for developing medications
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoI agree. Under socialism, a database of genetics would be truly fantastic for medical research and preemptively alerting people at risk of certain disorders. Under capitalism it’s an excuse to not insure people.
it’s bad that this is non-consensual and for-profit but a large genetic database is helpful for developing medications
I agree. Under socialism, a database of genetics would be truly fantastic for medical research and preemptively alerting people at risk of certain disorders. Under capitalism it’s an excuse to not insure people.