Comment on All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
mayoi@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Whatever you give to a company is not yours anymore…
Anyway, realistically, a doctor could take one baby’s hair right after birth, the fact they don’t already is more surprising to me.
uid0gid0@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They do, there is a wide range of genetic tests done on newborns. Mostly looking for rare genetic diseases that need treatment from birth. www.genome.gov/…/Newborn-Genetic-Screening
kungen@feddit.nu 7 months ago
All children born in Sweden after 1975 have blood samples stored in a biobank. A bit scary tbh.
jasondj@ttrpg.network 7 months ago
They got the idea from Svalbard. In case of global catastrophe.
mayoi@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That part is great, but I wonder how is this treated legally… I think it should be illegal to keep once tests are done.