{"id":12682,"date":"2010-03-22T22:05:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T22:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/pathway-compared-to-23andme-and-navigenics\/"},"modified":"2010-03-22T22:05:26","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T22:05:26","slug":"pathway-compared-to-23andme-and-navigenics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/human-genetics\/pathway-compared-to-23andme-and-navigenics.php","title":{"rendered":"Pathway Compared to 23andMe and Navigenics"},"content":{"rendered":"

A commenter at Gene Sherpas writes<\/a>:<\/p>

It seems to me that the service Pathway offers is closely modeled on 23andMe’s products, so why do you consider them to be so much more responsible? On the surface, I can’t see much difference in how the two services work? And Pathway seems to have a more invasive privacy policy?<\/p><\/blockquote>

Short answer<\/strong>: pick your battles<\/p>

Long answer<\/strong>: 23andMe is anti-medicine —lies. Navigenics is “integrative medicine<\/a>” —noise. Both companies have had many years and many executive teams to demonstrate any motive otherwise. They have not.<\/p>

But readers are absolutely correct. Pathway<\/a> tries similar hey-bro-just-kidding garbage in their Terms of Service and in their product design. I know.<\/p>

Pathway Genomics and the Services do not provide medical advice or diagnosis or treatment recommendations for diseases or other health conditions.<\/p><\/blockquote>

For the obtuse: My agenda is that “business problems” of 23andMe and Navigenics are correctly attributed to dishonesty and not “the market” or “needz more bizdev to doctors.” I prefer to believe that people care about their work and want to make it better for the greater good.<\/p>

That said, of Silicon Valley genomics, only Counysl<\/a> seems to have any inkling that its work is critical human medicine and not a mere toy with “scalable economics” in a “fundable market.”<\/p>

“Oh but Navigenics is Serious<\/a>!” Boring toys are still toys.<\/p>

Aside<\/strong>: If —hypothetically— you were to solicit a genetic test in my medical office that was like 23andMe —”only better!” … keep it clean. I am watching.<\/p>

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