git [he/him, comrade/them] to news • 8 months agoDrugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNAexternal-linkmessage-square60 fedilinkarrow-up1141
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minus-squareiie [they/them, he/him]hexbear15·8 months agoit's bad that this is non-consensual and for-profit but a large genetic database is helpful for developing medications link
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]hexbear19·8 months 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. link
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.