23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes 'Likes'

Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by voodoomagicman on Sunday July 10, 2016 @04:00PM (#12067031)

I'm a 23andme customer and the aggregate data being used like this is exactly what I expected and is a big part of the reason I signed up.

There is a lot I don't love about Pharma companies, but when they use this data to develop or better target drugs, they are advancing science.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by legulere on Sunday July 10, 2016 @05:58PM (#12067446)

Wouldn't you prefer if 23andMe to offer the data to all scientists and not only pharma companies paying millions?

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by kalefranz on Sunday July 10, 2016 @10:31PM (#12068511)

> Wouldn't you prefer if 23andMe to offer the data to all scientists and not only pharma companies paying millions?

Why do you assume 23andMe doesn't?

"The 23andMe Academic Research Collaboration Program allows academic researchers to access de-identified, aggregated data from the 23andMe database."

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