Mastodawn

N-gated Hacker News Jul 9, 2025

🎉 Wow, geniuses found a way to make DNA data anonymous with MPC! 🧬 Because who wouldn't want to mix cutting-edge tech with spit parties in Denver? 😂 Just what we needed: a Web app to tell us we're 70% likely to have dad's same midlife crisis! 🙄🔒
https://vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/using-mpc-for-anonymous-and-private-dna-analysis/ #DNAdata #MPC #anonymity #WebApp #Denver #HackerNews #ngated

Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis

Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from th…

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N-gated Hacker News Jun 14, 2025

Anne Wojcicki is buying back #23andMe, because apparently, owning your own DNA data is so last decade. 🧬💰 Meanwhile, the internet continues to excel at one thing: denying access to anyone who actually wants to read the news. 🚫📄
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/anne-wojcicki-to-buy-back-23andme-and-its-data-for-305-million.html #AnneWojcicki #DNAdata #InternetAccess #NewsReading #HackerNews #ngated

Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

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Uncharted Territories Mar 30, 2025

AI Unlocks DNA's Secrets: The whole internet in a shoebox?

AI breakthrough makes reading DNA data storage 3200x faster! This unlocks DNA's potential for near-eternal, hyper-dense archives. But WHAT IF this tech leads to the creation of perfect "digital ghosts" from stored memories, or forces us to confront the ethics of storing data in the molecule of life itself? The implications are vast.

Substack Podcast Version: https://tinyurl.com/2xfpf23c

Youtube: https://youtu.be/bkrxyYpiAls

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IT 25 10: AI Unlocks DNA's Secrets: The whole internet in a shoebox?

DNA data reading offers monumental potential: preserving our collective heritage

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AnneTheWriter Mar 25, 2025

For those #Genealogists who are interested, this video shows you how to copy your 23&Me results to #GedMatch , after you DOWNLOAD them from #23andMe .

#GedMatch has a host of great tools that allow you to continue analyzing your DNA and build your #FamilyTree with #GeneticGenealogy .

Be aware that law enforcement can also use this particular database. However, you must OPT IN to allow your data to be accessible to them. So far, they have been using it to help identify unknown "Jane/John Doe" bodies and solve #ColdCase crimes.

https://youtu.be/Ck9S5poH_tA?si=hN45CqTYDkEboZ9p

@geneadons #Geneadons #Genealogy #dnatestingfirmintrouble #DNAtesting #DataPrivacy #DNAdata #DNAdatabases #23andMeBankruptcy

How to upload to GEDmatch

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AnneTheWriter Mar 24, 2025

It's official...
23&Me has filed for bankruptcy.

The company has been rejecting any buyout attempts, but their Board of Directors is now saying that a Court-supervised sale is the best path forward. Part of the reason for their financial troubles was a 2023 #DataBreach that affected millions of customers and hurt their credibility in the marketplace.

Yesterday, California's A.G. reminded consumers that they have the right to demand their data be deleted and that 23&Me destroy any genetic samples. (I would add that you also have the option of downloading your #DNA data and then uploading it to #GedMatch .)

@geneadons #Geneadons #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #23andMe #dnatestingfirmintrouble #DNAtesting #DataPrivacy #DNAdata #DNAdatabases

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/dna-testing-firm-23andme-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-sell-itself-2025-03-24/

Tom's Hardware Italia Mar 24, 2025

🔬 L'IA rivoluziona la scienza: accelera il recupero dati dal DNA di 3200 volte! #RivoluzioneScientifica #DNAData 🧬

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/lia-accelera-il-recupero-dati-dal-dna-di-3200-volte-2025-03-24

L'IA accelera il recupero dati dal DNA di 3200 volte

L'intelligenza artificiale da una scossa all'archiviazione dati nel DNA, ma i supporti standard rimangono ancora migliori.

Tom's Hardware

N-gated Hacker News Mar 22, 2025

🚨 Breaking news: California AG warns #23andMe users that their DNA might be cheaper than a Google Translate subscription! 🧬💸 Apparently, your genetic code could be a hot commodity, but remember, the translation might not be accurate. 😂🔍
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers #CaliforniaAG #DNAdata #GeneticPrivacy #HotCommodity #TranslationHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers

Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General

Aniika Jan 3, 2024

Happy to announce:
"The Dark Side of DNA Data: Exploring the Privacy Implications of Aggregated Domestic Genomic Information" is published in this quarter's edition of 2600. Available digitally and in print. #2600magazine #privacy #dataprivacy #dnadata #dna #cybersecurity

beSpacific Oct 31, 2023

GSK Plc will pay #23andMe Holding Co. $20M for #GeneticTesting company’s vast #trove of #consumer #DNAData, extending a 5 yr collaboration that’s allowed the #drugmaker to mine #geneticdata as it researches new #medications. Under the new agreement, 23andMe will provide GSK with one year of access to anonymized #DNA data from the approximately 80% of gene-testing customers who have agreed to share their information for research. Really? #privacy #medicine #healthcare https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-30/23andme-will-give-gsk-access-to-consumer-dna-data

23andMe Will Give GSK Access to Consumer DNA Data

GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

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Phys.org May 16, 2023

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RT by @physorg_com: Unique insights into differences between primary and metastatic #cancer by large-scale #DNAdata analyses @NatureGenet @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06054-z https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-unique-insights-differences-primary-metastatic.html

Unique insights into differences between primary and metastatic cancer by large-scale DNA data analyses

Cancer is caused by DNA changes that cause a cell to gradually change from benign to malignant. This can lead to metastases in other parts of the body. By analyzing the DNA data of more than 7,000 patients, the researchers show that there are major differences between primary and metastatic cancer and that there are also tumor types in which the primary tumor and the metastasis hardly differ from one another. By studying the types of DNA changes and the consequences of the changes, important insights into the underlying biological processes were obtained.

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