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Posted by sboverie
5th Nov
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Take my DNA please
Wow, self genetic testing kits. In a world that is paranoid about big brother knowing your shoe size, this is a whole new level if invasive information gathering, where the consumer gladly forks over 400 bones to get themselves on some sort of global DNA database. They are not even covert about it, other than the hook line about checking for some predisposition to disease. But somehow the idea of knowing my own genetic information is attractive to me, regardless of who catalogues my soul into their hard drive. My question is, what does Yahoo have to do with genetic information gathering? They already know my shopping habits, my daily stops, my food likes, my dating status? Now they want my genetic code? What's next, Yahoo DNA maps?
Posted by notevolution
5th Nov
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I think that this could be a good product, if you are susceptible to certain genetic diseases then it can help you make changes that decrease the odds of getting the disease or reduce the impact if you do get it. Diabetes is a good example of a genetic disease that can be controlled by diet and excersize.
The downside of these tests is what happens if your health insurance company or even your employer gets this data. In one case, your insurance would shoot up and in the second case you may be unemployed or worse- unemployable.
If the gnetic testing results are discrete and only available to the person who ordered it, then it should be beneficial. It would also help if there were strong laws against an employer from forcing employees from divulging confidential medical information and also how insurance companies deal with that information.
I think that Yahoo is only adding a revenue stream and not inserting itself as the go between and data storage.
The downside of these tests is what happens if your health insurance company or even your employer gets this data. In one case, your insurance would shoot up and in the second case you may be unemployed or worse- unemployable.
If the gnetic testing results are discrete and only available to the person who ordered it, then it should be beneficial. It would also help if there were strong laws against an employer from forcing employees from divulging confidential medical information and also how insurance companies deal with that information.
I think that Yahoo is only adding a revenue stream and not inserting itself as the go between and data storage.
Posted by sboverie
5th Nov