- You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy https://theconversation.com/you-shed-dna-everywhere-you-go-trace-samples-in-the-water-sand-and-air-are-enough-to-identify-who-you-are-raising-ethical-questions-about-privacy-205557 71 comments technology
- Trace amounts of human DNA shed in exhalations or off of skin and sampled from water, sand or air (environmental DNA) can be used to identify individuals who were present in a place, using untargeted shotgun deep sequencing https://theconversation.com/you-shed-dna-everywhere-you-go-trace-samples-in-the-water-sand-and-air-are-enough-to-identify-who-you-are-raising-ethical-questions-about-privacy-205557 419 comments science
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- Genetic paparazzi are right around the corner, and courts aren't ready to confront the legal quagmire of DNA theft https://theconversation.com/genetic-paparazzi-are-right-around-the-corner-and-courts-arent-ready-to-confront-the-legal-quagmire-of-dna-theft-178866 0 comments
- Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA | Nature Ecology & Evolution https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02056-2 0 comments