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Your genetic data can be exploited without you ever knowing about it

27 February 2019

Your genome literally identifies you, but researchers and genetic firms keep saying that DNA data is anonymous. It's a privacy scandal waiting to happen

Police can now track killers using relatives' DNA – but should they?

8 August 2018

Genetic genealogy services are rapidly becoming a key source of forensic evidence, but do we really want the police to have access to everyone's DNA?

Down's syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars

21 March 2018

Abortions on the basis of disability are back in the spotlight thanks to a new test for Down's syndrome during pregnancy and law changes around the world

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

15 November 2017

People are starting to alter their own DNA with cheap, easy gene-editing technology. Is it time to regulate CRISPR?

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