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Who are Delve founders Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar?Both founders, Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar, hold a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Tec...
Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe, vows ethical use of customer DNA dataSouth San Francisco, California-based 23andMe filed for bankruptcy last month, seeking to sell its business at auction after a decline in c...
Regeneron to rescue 23andMe from bankruptcy in $256 million deal — but who really owns your genetic data now and what happens to your DNA privacy?Regeneron to rescue 23andMe in a $256 million deal, raising major questions about DNA privacy, genetic data ownership, and what happens to ...
Health rounds: DNA researchers are warned to beware of hackersResearchers warn that publicly accessible DNA research is vulnerable to cyberattacks, risking privacy, scientific accuracy, and national se...
Genetic goldmine? Privacy crisis looms as millions of people’s DNA could be sold following 23andMe facing bankruptcy and uncertain futureDNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. There are concerns about the safety of customer genetic data, with some experts advising...
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries upSales of the consumer kits frequently picked up during holiday season, but 23andMe has struggled to retain customers mainly because people ...
California passes law protecting consumer brain dataThe new law, which passed both the California Assembly and the Senate with no voter opposition, amends the state's current personal privacy...
What is eDNA that lingers in water, even your cup of tea and can be pulled from thin air?It has been clear for decades that fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter.
View: With the advent of AI in healthcare, moving from data to actionable insights will become easierVarious studies have proved that integration of multiomics data can help identify multiple pathways and processes that drive a disease. On ...
Data protection, Aadhaar bills listed for budget sessionAround 40 Bills have been listed to be taken up in first session of 17th Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha gives consent to DNA billThe bill seeks to set up a DNA regulatory board to give accreditation to the laboratories and also frame guidelines.
DNA profiling bill will violate autonomy and privacy of citizens: CongCongress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the BJP-led government wants "an India that is defined by them".
DNA Profiling Bill to be discussed by Narendra Modi government tomorrowThe draft bill also states that all DNA data including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the p...
This startup lets you cash in on your genetic dataCustomers can have their genome sequenced for under $1,000, which could then be sold to scientists or pharmaceutical manufacturers.
UIDAI says Aadhaar an identification, not profiling toolUIDAI dismissed concerns that linking of various information with Aadhaar could lead to government monitoring, surveillance or possible mis...
Supreme Court leaves room for Aadhaar-linked schemesData protection is the other crucial issue as the SC expressed concern during arguments that it did not want information to leak and users ...
Laws must comply with privacy principles: PanelThe ensuing uncertainty underscores the need for India to enact a privacy law in keeping with a trend in US, Europe, Canada and Australia.
Centre to create DNA bank of unidentified bodiesAt present, India has 30-40 DNA examiners in forensic laboratories for 1.2 bn population against an estimated requirement of around 800-1,0...
WhatsApp CEO reassures users on privacy, says won’t collect new dataKoum's reassurance on privacy came after speculation that WhatsApp would start collecting more user data due to its acquisition by Facebook.
Government bill aims to build pool of DNA samples of 'offenders'; experts fear possible misuseGovt plans to introduce a bill in Parliament that aims to create a pool of "DNA profiles" of "offenders" in a bid to make crime detection m...