▲ 433 ▼ All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 2 years ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (5 children) Seems icky to me. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lmaydev@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (4 children) I donated my DNA to a research project. I have Crohn's disease and type 1 diabetes. I'm likely autoimmune prone. I get updates about what it's used for. Usually trying to identify causes for autoimmune diseases. It feels good to help out the people fighting disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) But that's sort of the point. You donated it knowing it was going to research. People using 23andme did not. And they will not be getting updates on the research either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They were very clear it was for research in my memory. That was the reason I did it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, the project there referring to is run by 23andme. My whole family participates in the same research because so many of us have Crohn's disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Okay, but again, that is willing participation where you get informed of the results. Which is not what is being discussed here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lmaydev@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (4 children) I donated my DNA to a research project. I have Crohn's disease and type 1 diabetes. I'm likely autoimmune prone. I get updates about what it's used for. Usually trying to identify causes for autoimmune diseases. It feels good to help out the people fighting disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) But that's sort of the point. You donated it knowing it was going to research. People using 23andme did not. And they will not be getting updates on the research either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They were very clear it was for research in my memory. That was the reason I did it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, the project there referring to is run by 23andme. My whole family participates in the same research because so many of us have Crohn's disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Okay, but again, that is willing participation where you get informed of the results. Which is not what is being discussed here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) But that's sort of the point. You donated it knowing it was going to research. People using 23andme did not. And they will not be getting updates on the research either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They were very clear it was for research in my memory. That was the reason I did it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, the project there referring to is run by 23andme. My whole family participates in the same research because so many of us have Crohn's disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Okay, but again, that is willing participation where you get informed of the results. Which is not what is being discussed here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qqq@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They were very clear it was for research in my memory. That was the reason I did it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, the project there referring to is run by 23andme. My whole family participates in the same research because so many of us have Crohn's disease. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Okay, but again, that is willing participation where you get informed of the results. Which is not what is being discussed here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Okay, but again, that is willing participation where you get informed of the results. Which is not what is being discussed here. permalink fedilink source parent