23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline

Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by Ohn0 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:10PM (#22133342)

Ah, the lucrative appendix removal industry.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by evandijk70 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:38PM (#22134121)

There are 250 000 appendectomies a year in the US, multiplied by 14000 USD => 3.5 billion USD in revenues [1].

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by Ohn0 on Friday January 24, 2020 @11:16AM (#22139526)

Good point. I just have a hard time thinking of a non-elective surgery as an "industry".

Maybe we could make it elective and pump those numbers up to grow the addressable market size to all Americans

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by JshWright on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:42PM (#22134156)

No one is earning a living solely doing appendectomies...

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by reaperducer on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:29PM (#22133518)

Considering the types of cars that surgeons drive, I'd say yes, quite lucrative.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by manigandham on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:24PM (#22134005)

It's surgery that pays well, it doesn't mean it's all from a single procedure.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by dredmorbius on Friday January 24, 2020 @04:37AM (#22136703)

Surgeons often specialise highly. Particularly for complex surgeries. Experience has a huge impact on outcomes.

Not always, possibly not most, but many.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by jethro_tell on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:38PM (#22133593)

yeah, but what about the appendectomy only doctors, what car do they drive?

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