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@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months ago

Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian

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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian

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@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months ago
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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British
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I gave away my genetic information to a now imploding company for results that inspired nothing but ambivalence
  • @ouch@lemmy.world
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    Paternity testing should be done for every child. The child and father should have the same certainty that mothers have.

    • @antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8•5 months ago

      Even with my experience as a presumed father, and as a falsely-surnamed child, I disagree.

      • @ouch@lemmy.world
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        1•5 months ago

        It’s okay to disagree. But many who would line to know can object only when it’s already too late.

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          The only thing I can imagine working is for a birth certificate when listing father, would have a selection of “presumed” or “verified”, where verified would have a doctor sign off. It should be optional. But it would be nice if a paternity test was presented as an option automatically, without needing suspicion or accusation.

          • @ouch@lemmy.world
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            That default to suspicion/accusation is why fathers don’t have real rights in this matter.

            • @antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              As it only requires saliva, any father can test their child’s DNA. Babies drool a lot. It may cost a few hundred dollars to do so. I suppose that makes it even less trusting to do it in secret than just having it as standard medical procedure.

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      Completely agree.

      I mean there so many videos like this https://youtube.com/shorts/FgzbCJYCBr8 that dude is devastated. Or this ‘classic’ https://youtube.com/shorts/qj0zsL68Ka8 or this or guy https://youtube.com/shorts/j3PWef89kPw

      I could keep going, it’s not that hard videos like that’s and I wish it was.

      Just for a pallet cleanser, look how happy this do is to find out that he is the father. https://youtube.com/shorts/PfRR5iKE70Q

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