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.

  • kingludd@lemmy.basedcount.com
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    1 year ago

    More likely is a background/credit check service that runs statistical analysis on genetic factors that correlate with late payments or property damage as part of their renter screening service.

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      1 year ago

      Hold my techbro, this smells like a case of VC funded startup!!

      “It’s not racist bro, it’s just a statistical analysis on genetic factors that correlate with late payments or property damage.
      It’ll be the next big thing, I swear we keep the DNA on our own blockchain, we call it the doublechainix. You get it bro??”

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        1 year ago

        “And we’ll make a sweet app where we can charge people $20 for access to their own data bro!”