Bioethics Forum EssayDo You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?In late April, a suspect thought to be the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded police for decades after committing a string of murders and rapes in Northern...Read Do You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?Bioethics Forum EssayAddressing Questions About DTC Genetic Tests and PrivacyThe process is fairly simple. You select one of the companies that offer direct-to-consumer genetic tests; pay online; receive a neatly packed kit that contains a tube designed to collect...Read Addressing Questions About DTC Genetic Tests and PrivacyBioethics Forum EssayRead the Fine Print Before Sending Your Spit to 23andMeEditor’s note: This essay responds to an invitation (issued here and here) to submit commentaries on the ethical implications of partnerships between social media companies and biomedical researchers. The invitation...Read Read the Fine Print Before Sending Your Spit to 23andMeBioethics Forum EssayDNA Phenotyping and Baby’s First PortraitSome researchers are at work generating images of people’s faces by relying on DNA samples alone, in a process known as DNA phenotyping.The process involves linking genetic traits and their typical...Read DNA Phenotyping and Baby’s First Portrait
