Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth. Recently, a couple of us got our DNA tested. We learned lots of stuff about ourselves from the analysis, but adding our genetic data to all the other personal information currently living on the world's servers also made us wonder: Is that data safe? It turns out that commercial genetic testing companies only analyze .02% of your DNA, which means that even if someone got a hold of your genetic data, they couldn’t actually clone you. However, that tiny subset is a highlight reel of the genes that vary from one person to the next - so someone with access to that subset - and the right knowledge and tools - could not only recreate most of your genetic report, but also figure out roughly what your face looks like. And by...
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth. Recently, a couple of us got our DNA tested. We learned lots of stuff about ourselves from the analysis, but adding our genetic data to all the other personal information currently living on the world's servers also made us wonder: Is that data safe? It turns out that commercial genetic testing companies only analyze .02% of your DNA, which means that even if someone got a hold of your genetic data, they couldn’t actually clone you. However, that tiny subset is a highlight reel of the genes that vary from one person to the next - so someone with access to that subset - and the right knowledge and tools - could not only recreate most of your genetic report, but also figure out roughly what your face looks like. And by...
