Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA

Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by Podgajski on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:42AM (#38082749)

Can someone explain why they’re downing this? As Someone with schizoaffective bipolar disorder and Asperger’s, which is definitely affected by genetics because I seen in my genetics, I don’t see what the disagreement here is?

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by cutemonster on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:11AM (#38082972)

(I didn't downvote)

Can I ask, what would be your ideas about how DNA information could be used? For example, shared with the person themselves, and no one else -- so they know what the reasons can be, for problems they run into later in life.

Or do you see any government agencies that it'd be good if they had access to the DNA info? The health care system maybe? (If they didn't share the data against ones will, say)

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by GoblinSlayer on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:08AM (#38082948)

Asperger's syndrome is an advantage though, because it gives you a tendency to think accurately and practically.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by Podgajski on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:14AM (#38082996)

I agree, but the other behaviors and sensitivities I have made extremely difficult in my life not because I couldn’t handle it, but because other people couldn’t.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by ThrowAway1922A on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:36PM (#38088476)

At the expense of relationships and the ability to form them. Being on the spectrum is not a good thing, it seriously messes up parts of your life.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:52AM (#38095930)

You project, you need relationships with normies, not me. I can't have relationships with normies, and it's good, I don't miss them.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by ThrowAway1922A on Thursday November 02, 2023 @10:28AM (#38113984)

I can tell how young your are by this comment. Just wait until you get older, you will need them.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by GoblinSlayer on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @04:26AM (#38174866)

I heard that, but it's like the end of days, it's always said to come soon, but doesn't no matter how much you wait. Conveniently, the prophecy doesn't have an exact date.

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