A security researcher found the email addresses and encrypted passwords of more than 92 million users of the genealogy site on a private server outside the company.

Luna DNA, Nebula Genomics, and other “bio-brokers” will allow customers to make money by granting access to their genetic and personal information for research purposes.

The tool cannot predict a person’s face from DNA, say researchers—including some listed as coauthors on the publication. 

Eugene Garfield, the cancer moonshot, employee genetic testing, and more

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The genomic entrepreneur has struck a deal with a South African health insurer to sequence the exomes of its customers.

Researchers identify people by the unique combinations of microbes found in and on their bodies.

Updated guidelines expand upon existing policy to include more kinds of data. 

Four UK research funding agencies firm up their stance against deliberate attempts by researchers to re-identify supposedly anonymous study participants.

While genomic data sharing is essential for research, scientists must work to keep sensitive, potentially damaging information under wraps.