Thanks for your comment. I have no problem with donating material for specific research. Many people allow their tumors to be used for genotype/phenotype information, and lots of Alzheimer's/Parkinsons/ALS patients donate their bodies to science for that specific research. I realize that 23andMe may speed research in other areas, but that will depend how much they will charge for access. Very few academic labs can afford a $10k/yr license (ballpark for this type of access in 2003).

My problem is the wholesale collection and storage of DNA and genomic information without a clear picture of how this information will be used (and profited from) and without any idea how this type of information could be abused in the future. Gattaca is still a fable, but discrimination is not.