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Your DNA is already in a database - Veratasium
4 years ago
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-- DEVIANTART -- WEASYL -- SOFURRY -- TWITTER -- BLUESKY --I would recommend watching the whole video; they discuss everything from how partial matches that already exist in databases and working their way up a family tree and then back down to find criminals for violent crimes to the privacy concerns about in regards to what it might be used for and where the pitfalls are and where some of the better possibilities are when it comes to being able to solve crimes past, present, and future.
The one biggest concern that they have is if and how insurance companies might use this knowledge as a means of discrimination, if it becomes a thing, but at the moment it is all opt-in versus opt-out, and the information will only be given out to law enforcement in the cases of homicide, sexual assault, child abduction, and one or two other instances.
Genetics is truly amazing technology!
(I also recommend people watch this)
If I had the money, I'd probably get the genetic test done and allow them to use my DNA in the police database too. I am curious what genetic issues I may have in my family besides heart problems and diabetes. :P
Insurance companies however, there needs to be a law against them using your DNA to hike up your prices and such. They need to be disallowed from refusing anyone for any reason and the same rate for everyone.
Well that was one of their concerns is that this technology is outpacing the law and because no one can use common sense, getting laws added and changed takes forever, but they definitely addressed it as a concern for things they don't want this information being used for.
Hunilin and Novolin are the OTC kind you can buy without a script, Walmart usually having it for like 25 dollars depending on bottle size, and that might be because they have their own brand.
The other insulins are the synthetic insulins which were manufactured different lengths of how long they last, Humalog and Novolog are now generic as Insulin Aspart and Insulin...I forgot Novolog's but those are not OTC and a lot of insurances are already covering them pretty well all things considered