Tag: genetic
Black Death Plague Bacterium Became Less Fatal thanks to Just One Genetic Tweak
Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more transmissible By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine Scanning electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague, on proventricular spines of a Xenopsylla…
23andMe Bankruptcy Leaves Troves of Genetic Data at Risk
What 23andMe Bankruptcy Means for Your Genetic Privacy The bankruptcy of 23andMe highlights a lack of protections for genetic privacy in the U.S. By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. This means that the fate of its assets—including the genetic…
Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present
Opinion Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones By Adina Wise edited by Daniel Vergano When the results came in, she opened them eagerly and was immediately confronted, not with information about her heritage, but with an offer:…