All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan

ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 431 points –
All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
bloomberg.com
93

You are viewing a single comment

They do, there is a wide range of genetic tests done on newborns. Mostly looking for rare genetic diseases that need treatment from birth. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Newborn-Genetic-Screening

All children born in Sweden after 1975 have blood samples stored in a biobank. A bit scary tbh.

They got the idea from Svalbard. In case of global catastrophe.

1 more...