Tag: Genetics
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Genetic testing firm to settle FTC charges on data privacy violations
San Francisco-based genetic testing firm 1Health.io, which was previously Vitagene, has agreed to pay $75,000 to resolve the Federal Trade …
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Genetic testing firm faces FTC charges on data privacy violations
CyberScoop reports that California-based genetic testing company 1health.io, which was previously Vitagene, has been charged by the Federal …
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Using Genetic Grammar, MIT NLP Model Examines How Viruses Escape
To understand the rates at which these different viruses mutate while remaining functional, Berger and her colleagues applied NLP modeling, …
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Gedmatch investigating after user DNA data made available to police
Gedmatch, the DNA analysis site that police used to catch the so-called Golden Gate Killer, was pulled briefly offline on Sunday while its …
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Researchers revise their timeline for the coronavirus’ rise in Washington state
This visualization shows the routes by which variants of coronavirus are thought to have come into the U.S. and …
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#GenetecConnectDX: Beware AI ‘False Promises,’ Warns Genetic President
Speaking in the keynote session of the Genetic Connect’DX digital conference Pierre Racz, president of Genetec, reflected on the false …
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Genetic analysis suggests coronavirus infections double every six days, spreading to hundreds
Trevor Bedford, a researcher at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses how genome sequencing is being used to …
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You don’t have to sequence your DNA to be identifiable by your DNA
In April, the power of online genealogy databases to help track down and identify people became clear. That’s when police arrested Joseph …
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Could We Be the Last Generation to Know What the Flu Feels Like?
Humans and viruses have had a long and turbulent history together. Like a married couple that can’t stop feuding, we’ve exchanged barbs …
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‘Nature’ Editorial Juxtaposes FOIA Email Release With Illegal Hacking
Private emails between scientists working on a controversial genetic technology called “gene drive” were released last week. Obtained …
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Fears raised about accuracy of new forensic DNA techniques
Genetic science has progressed significantly in recent years, and it influences how crime is being investigated in the US and elsewhere. DNA analysis started being used to identify crime suspects about 30 years ago, with the first conviction thanks to DNA evidence happening in 1986. Read full news article on Naked Security
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Biological Teleporter Could Transmit Life to Other Planets
All this contraption needs is data, and it can build working viruses. This technology could allow scientists to “teleport” life across the globe or across the stars. Read full news article on Extreme Tech
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