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Genetic data repo OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it
Blame the 23andMe implosion, rise in far-right govt OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, ...
Long Island Press5d
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer DNA hearing devolves into ‘Jurassic Park’ debate
As attorneys in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case battle the use advanced DNA evidence court, arguments pivoted to an ...
Nature5y
SNP attack on complex traits
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are major contributors to genetic variation, comprising some 80% of all known polymorphisms, and their density in the human genome is estimated to be on ...
The Scientist1y
SNPs as Windows on Evolution
Association studies that correlate SNP patterns to disease risks are straightforward. Clues to the past can be subtler, but they are found at all levels of evolution--from the great branching points ...
Oregonian1mon
Judge declines to throw out genetic evidence in University of Idaho killings
When that happens, investigators may look at all the variations, or single nucleotide polymorphisms, that are in the DNA sample. Those SNPs, or “snips,” are then uploaded to a genealogy ...
‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction
Colossal’s dire wolf project is not a resurrection – it is an imitation. But that doesn’t mean it lacks value. It offers a ...