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Re:FDA Warning Letter to 23andMe by pdabbadabba on Monday November 25, 2013 @08:48PM (#6798523)
Right. IF 23 And Me can show that its test are accurate. But they can't (or have refused to do so). That's the whole point.
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Re:FDA Warning Letter to 23andMe by nickff on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @01:51AM (#6799583)
23 And Me should only have to prove that it is better than the alternative, not that it is accurate (to determine whether the service is of net benefit to the public). Depending on the counter-factual, 23AM could provide a relatively inaccurate test that would still be better than no test.

Unfortunately for us, the FDA is on a quest for "safety"; the agency does not try to help the citizenry live longer or happier.

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Re:FDA Warning Letter to 23andMe by taybin on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @08:59AM (#6808031)
Safety isn't part of a long and happy life?
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Re:FDA Warning Letter to 23andMe by DanBC on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @09:04AM (#6808045)
> 23 And Me should only have to prove that it is better than the alternative,

23andMe isn't even doing that.

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