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Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now

13 November 2019

A worrying warrant for police access to a genealogy DNA databank in the US means no one’s genetic profile is safe – even if you don’t use the services

Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield

7 November 2019

UK health minister Matt Hancock has announced plans for the NHS to analyse everyone's DNA at birth, but the idea may breach ethical guidelines on genetic testing

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Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now

Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield

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