Researchers warn that publicly accessible DNA research is vulnerable to cyberattacks, risking privacy, scientific accuracy, and national se...

DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. There are concerns about the safety of customer genetic data, with some experts advising...

Sales of the consumer kits frequently picked up during holiday season, but 23andMe has struggled to retain customers mainly because people ...

The new law, which passed both the California Assembly and the Senate with no voter opposition, amends the state's current personal privacy...

It has been clear for decades that fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter.

Various studies have proved that integration of multiomics data can help identify multiple pathways and processes that drive a disease. On ...

Around 40 Bills have been listed to be taken up in first session of 17th Lok Sabha.

The bill seeks to set up a DNA regulatory board to give accreditation to the laboratories and also frame guidelines.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the BJP-led government wants "an India that is defined by them".

The draft bill also states that all DNA data including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the p...

Customers can have their genome sequenced for under $1,000, which could then be sold to scientists or pharmaceutical manufacturers.

UIDAI dismissed concerns that linking of various information with Aadhaar could lead to government monitoring, surveillance or possible mis...

Data protection is the other crucial issue as the SC expressed concern during arguments that it did not want information to leak and users ...

The ensuing uncertainty underscores the need for India to enact a privacy law in keeping with a trend in US, Europe, Canada and Australia.

At present, India has 30-40 DNA examiners in forensic laboratories for 1.2 bn population against an estimated requirement of around 800-1,0...

Koum's reassurance on privacy came after speculation that WhatsApp would start collecting more user data due to its acquisition by Facebook.

Govt 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...