genes
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How Private Is Your DNA?
Unlike the contents of your inbox, bank statement, or Facebook timeline, your DNA quite literally defines you. It’s strange, then, that in an age where sequencing the genome is becoming trivial, we don’t give a second thought about the privacy issues surrounding the chemicals that make us who we are.
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Female Promiscuity Is a Biological Imperative
Men have always had evolution to blame for their wily Casanova ways – that whole spreading their seed far and wide thing. Finally, evolution is coming through for women, too!
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How Are 20% Of Human Genes Patented?
John Sulston, along with Sarah Chan and John Harris, writes that scientific process is being stymied due to excessive ownership of scientific intellectual property. One of the more troubling statistics? Private companies have patented nearly 20 per cent of human genes.
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Why 23andMe Genetic Testing Is A Waste Of Time And Money
Remember last year when our brothers in the US offered a discount to Gizmodo readers for genetic testing service 23andMe? Yeah well I totally did it, and I kinda wish I hadn’t.