The chips used in some consumer DNA tests are very poor at accurately detecting rare genetic variants linked to cancer compared with full genome sequencing, but are good at detecting more common ones Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267826-chip-based-dna-testing-wrong-more-than-right-for-very-rare-variants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: DNA testing
Accused Murderer Wins Right To Check Source Code of DNA Testing Kit
“A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a man accused of murder is entitled to review proprietary genetic testing software to challenge evidence presented against him,” reports The Register. Long-time Slashdot reader couchslug shared their report: The maker of the software, Cybergenetics, has insisted in lower court proceedings that the program’s source code is a trade secret. The co-founder of…
The best DNA testing service is just $99 this Amazon Prime Day
DNA testing 23andMe is now just $99 for Prime Day and covers health and ancestry reports Source: https://www.livescience.com/news/the-best-dna-testing-service-is-just-dollar99-this-amazon-prime-day
Trump Pushes To Reap Biometric Data From Immigrants, Americans
Six million would-be U.S. immigrants face expanded collection of their biometric data, including iris scans, palm-, and voice-prints, facial recognition images, and DNA, under a proposed federal rule. The Department of Homeland Security also for the first time would gather that data from American citizens sponsoring or benefiting from a visa application. Bloomberg Law reports: Years in the making, the biometrics…
Pentagon warns military not to use DNA test kits
Government officials have warned that companies may ‘exploit genetic materials for questionable purposes’. DNA testing kits have been gaining in popu… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333293/pentagon-warns-military-not-to-use-dna-test-kits…
23andMe DNA Testing Kits Up to 50% Off for Black Friday
Go beyond your family tree to uncover ancestry markers in your DNA, with a genetic testing kit that you can use at home. Source: https://www.livescience.com/61016-black-friday-deal-23andme.html
Complaints about AncestryDNA and 23andme sent to UK data watchdog
Home DNA testing companies AncestryDNA, 23andme and MyHeritage have all been the subject of complaints to the UK’s data watchdog Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2211345-complaints-about-ancestrydna-and-23andme-sent-to-uk-data-watchdog/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…