https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/fda-genetic-tests-23andme.html
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration said it would allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risk directly to consumers, providing people with information about the likelihood that they could develop various conditions, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
The move on Thursday is a turnaround for the agency, which had imposed a moratorium in 2013 on disease tests sold by the company, 23andMe, which is based in Mountain View, Calif. The decision is expected to open the floodgates for more direct-to-consumer tests for disease risks, drawing a road map for other companies to do the same thing.
If you could take such a test, would you? Or would you rather just take things as they come?
(Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Monday April 10 2017, @02:01AM
I often hear their commercials on the radio. It's usually some woman blathering on about her test results and sharing such "deep" insights from her results like she's "predisposed to liking coffee".
I honestly thought they were spoofs put up by competitors, but no, they're genuinely proud of their tests...