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I wanted to actually start a company like that with a friend of mine who's much smarter than me and in that area of expertise.

Anyways, they pretty much have it locked down and did it really nice. This is the way of the future, but I can get into that more later, too tired right now.

I was talking to them and told them they needed to start an affiliate program. They said they are interested in that but they are just trying to expand fast enough to fill demand right now.
 
This is actually a great idea. Too bad most folk won't use it. The research they could gather would be priceless. They should be paying us. I would like to know who is behind this though. Health insurance company is my guess.

Oh and there certainly are more entertaining methods of harvesting DNA. https://www.23andme.com/howitworks/
 
considered it.
my biggest concern was privacy. the possibility of genetic discrimination in the future is no joke.

very interested in hearing your review, should you go ahead with it.
 
Don't they have something where you can pee on a stick in your own bathroom?

I wouldn't want to know. I don't want to go through life knowing how some stuff might turn out. Particularly if it is bad news.
 
1nspire said:
...I would like to know who is behind this though. Health insurance company is my guess. .....
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jryan21 said:
That's one database I'd hate to see wind up in the wrong hands.
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IronLogik said:
considered it.
my biggest concern was privacy.....
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It's OWNED BY GOOGLE! So if you trust google's privacy policy, then this should be no problem.

Read this - 23andMe and Google The Genetic Genealogist

And as I said, this company is founded by the WIFE OF GOogle's Founder.
 
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subigo, you are NOT the father
 
IronLogik said:
considered it.
my biggest concern was privacy. the possibility of genetic discrimination in the future is no joke.

very interested in hearing your review, should you go ahead with it.
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I also think Gattaca situations are pretty likely.
But hey, those making bank will have the money to screen and weed out their children. It's a eugenecists dream come true.

I'd be getting rid of whole heap of things that runs in my family if I could.
 
this is actually really cool. It sounds weird but i'm going to get my mom this for mothers day. She's weird like that and would get a kick out of it haha.
 
HarveyJ said:
I also think Gattaca situations are pretty likely.
But hey, those making bank will have the money to screen and weed out their children. It's a eugenecists dream come true.

I'd be getting rid of whole heap of things that runs in my family if I could.
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Gattaca - great movie.

*high five*
 
I'd grab one in a heartbeat. If you're prone to something (say, heart disease), the earlier you find out, the more time you have to prepare for it.
 
it definitely has huge benefits. i mean, you can tailor a diet and supplement regime to match your genetics, or go the extra mile to prevent specific diseases which may be of high risk to your DNA profile. for example, drinking 6 cups of coffee a day reduces the risk of breast cancer - but only in women with the BRCA1 mutation in their genes. i'd wanna know that shit.

they need a self-hosted version.
 
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