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Drew Mariani and Father Tad Pacholczyk explore the 23andMe DNA data leak, and what kinds of rules we should have around protecting DNA data. How important is it to obtain informed consent before gaining access to a person's DNA sequence? What concerns are raised in cases when law enforcement may gain access to our children’s DNA, and connect other family members to a crime, by perusing neonatal blood samples collected at birth and stored for years? What is "genetic privacy" and why does it matter?

See: Ethics in How DNA is Used

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