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Regeneron is to pay $256 million in cash to acquire "substantially all" of 23andMe's assets, including its massive biobank of around 15 million customer genetic samples and data.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I didn't get the choice when my easily fooled parents decided it was a good idea.

We tried the 'delete your 23 and me data' but who the fuck knows if that works.

Now some corpos own my DNA probably.

Thanks mom.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

Degrading minds are very trustful. It's why telemarketers target retirement homes.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This is probably the worst thing that will ever happen to you in your life

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Nah man I was born over 3 decades ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Which "once in a lifetime" market crash is your favorite so far?