Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by 7steps2much on Monday November 08, 2021 @10:15AM
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Because "we" arrived at a point where they are, arguably, good enough. Not to mention that "others" still do test them. See north korea for example.
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Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by jessriedel on Monday November 08, 2021 @08:59PM
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Our knowledge of pathogens is not good enough. See the current pandemic. The question is whether the net benefit of this sort of research, once the risk are properly accounted for, is larger than the benefit we could get with alternative research methods.
The fact that someone else is taking huge risks of unleashing another pandemic is not a good reason for us to do so.