DNA testing firms eye consumers

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DNA testing firms eye consumers

New DNA testing companies are arriving on the market, offering greater insight into our genes than ever before.

But they may be able to offer more useful information to the pharmaceutical industry than they provide to their own customers.

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As the science of genetic medicine progresses at exponential pace, masses of aggregated genetic data could be invaluable to the drugs industry, providing the opportunity to match genetic characteristics over wide population groups.

But still some observers doubt how useful it is to individual consumers.

The full article can be read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7303014.stm