Previously 23andMe did not operate on open source software which lead to many people frustrated with the data’s lack of flexibility and accessibility, people wanted to publish their stories. Now we see articles and blog posts made by users of 23andMe, I can personally attest to this having just recently found out my results and a few weeks later received an email asking me to share my story. Introducing open source software to the company could be the next step, because the cost for genetic analyses have outperformed Moore’s Law for the last couple of years, creating huge amounts of data is generally not cheap. However, open data opens many doors for biomedicine, the data hosted with open source software by itself would not be sufficient to perform large scale studies, it is a great proof of principle for the willingness of people to share. Exploring open source software could take the firm in a great direction in the name of research, but the safety and anonymity of people’s personal information must also be considered.
In conclusion…
-DNA and technology are fascinating
-The Technology is constantly evolving to keep up with changing times
-The on the rise Market Leader- 23andMe
-The Future is also fascinating and exciting
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