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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

4 October 2017

Companies like 23andMe that offer to reveal your genetic secrets from a spit test can also sell your data to drug developers for big sums

Is donating your DNA to the NHS worth the privacy risks?

30 August 2017

NHS England's national DNA database could improve the health of millions of people, but concerns over privacy could easily scupper the project's success

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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

Is donating your DNA to the NHS worth the privacy risks?

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