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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA (www.bloomberg.com)

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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Weren't they hacked recently? Are the drugmakers sure the data isn't cheaper on the black market?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They're why they're only paying "millions". To big pharma, $20m is just pocket change. Now no one will accuse them of downloading it off the dark net.