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The pros of using 23andMe has vastly outweighed any cons, real or hypothetical. Here is a pro: I was able to print out a 3 page report to give to my new doctor that described what medications I had a low / high tolerance for and what medical conditions to look out for as I grow older. My doctor was floored-- and as a result we do a few extra tests every year to keep track of a potential eye condition I am at a higher…
The pros of using 23andMe has vastly outweighed any cons, real or hypothetical. Here is a pro: I was able to print out a 3 page report to give to my new doctor that described what medications I had a low / high tolerance for and what medical conditions to look out for as I grow older. My doctor was floored-- and as a result we do a few extra tests every year to keep track of a potential eye condition I am at a higher…
> I was able to print out a 3 page report to give to my
> new doctor that described what medications I had a
> low / high tolerance for and what medical conditions
> to look out for as I grow older
What gives you confidence in this report?
[0] Turns out food intolerance tests aren't actual allergy tests. Who knew?
What wrong with using aggregate dna data to help target cures for Parkinson's?
Even with the best of intentions things can go wrong and there are lots of unanswered questions in this emerging field. I'm sure the medical organizations involved are very aware of these problems, like protecting the privacy of those in the datasets. We've seen medical data de-anonymised in the past - it's not a trivial problem to solve. Likewise there are moral issues. What happens if you discover X% of people in t…
This I don't understand: what does it mean? What is the right to warn people of dangers? How do you earn such a right? How do you lose it?
Have someone else tell them if you think you haven't the right somehow.
So on one side journalists lament lack of new drug development & just the shoddy state of healthcare tech, while as soon as any new data that can potentially unlock new drug targets (23andMe) or provider better support (Google DeepMind Health) is introduced, Such efforts are quickly demonized with spread of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Rather than asking important questions such as at which level the "aggregate" data…
23andme has a very clear privacy policy on their landing page. So what's this all about?
A common response is that nobody would participate with a proper opt-in system. That lack of participation is sending a clear message.
This is really not surprising. Media coverage of 23andMe all the way back to its founding has said that it was offering SNP testing at-cost to build a big database which can be used for all sorts of things (although they were probably too optimistic about the usefulness of it). The real scandal is how 23andMe has published appallingly little research based on it. When I signed up with 23andMe, I was totally fine with…
The pros of using 23andMe has vastly outweighed any cons, real or hypothetical. Here is a pro: I was able to print out a 3 page report to give to my new doctor that described what medications I had a low / high tolerance for and what medical conditions to look out for as I grow older. My doctor was floored-- and as a result we do a few extra tests every year to keep track of a potential eye condition I am at a higher…
Insurance companies finding your dna and charging you more based on it?
So on one side journalists lament lack of new drug development & just the shoddy state of healthcare tech, while as soon as any new data that can potentially unlock new drug targets (23andMe) or provider better support (Google DeepMind Health) is introduced, Such efforts are quickly demonized with spread of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Rather than asking important questions such as at which level the "aggregate" data…
In the end it's your life, your defects that could be on sale and determine your worth in a capitalist society. This is scary because you fate is determined by your birth and some algorithmus that may or may not be correct and some statistical chance that you suffer of certain diseases.
From a capitalistic "I want to minimize costs and maximize profit" perspective it's a perfect fit but the results on society are scary.
On the other hand there are clear benefits to have the possibility to prevent the harm caused by diseases or to adjust your life on informed data about possible risks.
However if you life insurance can buy that data from 23andme or your employer you are fucked and all the talk of equality before the law is moot because some DNA data from you prevents you from closing contracts due to "risk mitigation".
I don't know why anyone would belittle criticism in this direction - it's something that needs to be debated.
I thought about using 23andme but this problems stopped me from doing so. This shouldn't be a for profit but these are the times.
The pros of using 23andMe has vastly outweighed any cons, real or hypothetical. Here is a pro: I was able to print out a 3 page report to give to my new doctor that described what medications I had a low / high tolerance for and what medical conditions to look out for as I grow older. My doctor was floored-- and as a result we do a few extra tests every year to keep track of a potential eye condition I am at a higher…
So on one side journalists lament lack of new drug development & just the shoddy state of healthcare tech, while as soon as any new data that can potentially unlock new drug targets (23andMe) or provider better support (Google DeepMind Health) is introduced, Such efforts are quickly demonized with spread of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Rather than asking important questions such as at which level the "aggregate" data…