dna testing
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How Hackers Could Trick Unwitting Scientists Into Producing Dangerous Genes
In a new letter to the editor pulled from the prestigious scientific journal Nature, a team of Israeli researchers pose a frankly wild-sounding question: could a computer hack result in a scientist being swindled into creating a piece of genetic code that’s harmful — or potentially toxic — rather than helpful?
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Your Genes Suck At Predicting Your Health, Study Finds
A new study this month is the latest to suggest that our genes really don’t do much to predict our health, at least most of the time.
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Basepaws Review: Cat DNA Test Is Far From Purrfect
Human DNA testing is big business now, with companies like 23 & Me, Ancestry and MyHeritage all competing for a slice of your genome. Given how obsessed us Brits are with our pets, it was only a matter of time before someone started offering DNA kits for them too.
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Homeland Security To Start DNA Testing Asylum Seekers As It Tries To Back Up ‘Fake Families’ Scare Tactic
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will start using Rapid DNA tests on some asylum seekers at the U.S.–Mexico border next week, according to a new report from CNN. The tests are intended to determine whether adults and children who are travelling together are actually family members.