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When a DNA Testing Firm Goes Bankrupt, Who Gets the Data?

Posted by timothy on from the how-about-blue-cross-blue-shield dept.

wiedzmin writes "DeCODE Genetics, a genetics research firm from Iceland, has filed for bankruptcy in the US, and Saga Investments, a US venture capital firm, has already put in a bid to buy deCODE’s operations, raising privacy concerns about the fate of customer DNA samples and records. The company hasn’t disclosed how many clients signed up for its service, but provides a number of customer testimonials on its site, including Dorrit Mousaieff, Iceland’s first lady."

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  1. The Stonecutters, of course! by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who keeps the DNA database?
    We do!
    We do!

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