DNA Can Now Be Pulled from Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried (opens in new tab)

(nytimes.com)

35 pointsjustinc86873y ago4 comments

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opwieurposiu3y ago· 1 in thread

Also note that it costs less then $0.10 per base pair for gene synthesis. Once someone has a unique sequence of yours they can fabricate evidence for a low price. https://www.biobasic.com/genes-pricing/

mhb3y ago

If they have the DNA, wouldn't they just use PCR?

camel_gopher3y ago

Gattaca was prescient. The scenes of Ethan Hawke scrubbing cells off were spot on.

vnchr3y ago

https://archive.is/wbM1c

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