▲ 516 ▼ DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy (www.reuters.com) submitted 1 year ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) people get born every day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 14 points 1 year ago (3 children) I don't. It's only happened to me once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] calabast@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago A person is born every day. You are not born every day. Seems clear that you must not be a person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It happened to me yesterday and now I hear it only happens once? Smh my head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Smh my head. Currying won’t save you permalink fedilink source parent [–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Right, but the data you get from that test is pretty broad. One test will create a background for an entire family. You only need to do one for one child. Or if both parents have one, or a sibling of both parents have done one, the children of that pair also no longer needs a test to see their background. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago It's not just about background though. Could also filter the results for genetic markers of medical conditions, something that may differ between individuals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago true but after the enormous initial boom they would have reached an equilibrium of a small trickle. the question is if that small trickle is enough to sustain a company on its own, so apparently not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago People that would presumably already know their lineage since their parents already took the test. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 14 points 1 year ago (3 children) I don't. It's only happened to me once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] calabast@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago A person is born every day. You are not born every day. Seems clear that you must not be a person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It happened to me yesterday and now I hear it only happens once? Smh my head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Smh my head. Currying won’t save you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calabast@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago A person is born every day. You are not born every day. Seems clear that you must not be a person. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It happened to me yesterday and now I hear it only happens once? Smh my head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Smh my head. Currying won’t save you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Smh my head. Currying won’t save you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Right, but the data you get from that test is pretty broad. One test will create a background for an entire family. You only need to do one for one child. Or if both parents have one, or a sibling of both parents have done one, the children of that pair also no longer needs a test to see their background. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago It's not just about background though. Could also filter the results for genetic markers of medical conditions, something that may differ between individuals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago It's not just about background though. Could also filter the results for genetic markers of medical conditions, something that may differ between individuals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago true but after the enormous initial boom they would have reached an equilibrium of a small trickle. the question is if that small trickle is enough to sustain a company on its own, so apparently not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago People that would presumably already know their lineage since their parents already took the test. permalink fedilink source parent