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Re: Your personal health: A quick poll

Krish — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:31:05 -0000

I will definitely try it out but I expect the following before I jump into the bandwagon

1) The ownership of the data should be clearly defined and I should be the sole owner
2) I need to control who sees the data and who is kicked out from snooping
3) The anti discrimination law that prohibits discrimination based on genetic information should be passed. Any violation of this law should be made a criminal offense. A version of the law is already in senate and is being held up by one single republican who claims that it adds undue strain on businesses.

If the above conditions are taken care of and I have a disposable money of $1000, I would definitely try it out.

Re: Your personal health: A quick poll

gene-ric — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:24:54 -0000

Interesting question, people will pay hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for unnecessary 'luxury' items, I'd personally much rather get this kind of information (be it through 23andme, Navigenics or someone else)

Re: Your personal health: A quick poll

Neil — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:10:53 -0000

Maybe the hype has got to me but if I had a disposable $999, I'd definitely want to try it out. There's something compelling about knowing your own biology, regardless of the limitations, interpretations (litigations? ;) )