07-07-2021, 02:42 PM
Kinda, sorta, related
but thought this thread worth bumping up as well.
How little we think through our daily actions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/spe...li=BBnb7Kz
"As science pinpoints new links between genes and human traits, access to the biggest, most diverse set of human genomes is a strategic edge. The technology could propel China to dominate global pharmaceuticals, and also potentially lead to genetically enhanced soldiers, or engineered pathogens to target the U.S. population or food supply, the advisors said.
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BGI says it stores and re-analyses left-over blood samples and genetic data from the prenatal tests, sold in at least 52 countries to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome in the foetus. The tests – branded NIFTY for "Non-Invasive Fetal TrisomY" – also capture genetic information about the mother, as well as personal details such as her country, height and weight, but not her name, BGI computer code viewed by Reuters shows.
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One BGI study, for instance, used a military supercomputer to re-analyse NIFTY data and map the prevalence of viruses in Chinese women, look for indicators of mental illness in them, and single out Tibetan and Uyghur minorities to find links between their genes and their characteristics."
~on a funny note, heard recently where a criminal was found because he did some ancestry test that put his dna on record.
It is usually some relative that gives the link.
but thought this thread worth bumping up as well.
How little we think through our daily actions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/spe...li=BBnb7Kz
"As science pinpoints new links between genes and human traits, access to the biggest, most diverse set of human genomes is a strategic edge. The technology could propel China to dominate global pharmaceuticals, and also potentially lead to genetically enhanced soldiers, or engineered pathogens to target the U.S. population or food supply, the advisors said.
…
BGI says it stores and re-analyses left-over blood samples and genetic data from the prenatal tests, sold in at least 52 countries to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome in the foetus. The tests – branded NIFTY for "Non-Invasive Fetal TrisomY" – also capture genetic information about the mother, as well as personal details such as her country, height and weight, but not her name, BGI computer code viewed by Reuters shows.
…
One BGI study, for instance, used a military supercomputer to re-analyse NIFTY data and map the prevalence of viruses in Chinese women, look for indicators of mental illness in them, and single out Tibetan and Uyghur minorities to find links between their genes and their characteristics."
~on a funny note, heard recently where a criminal was found because he did some ancestry test that put his dna on record.
It is usually some relative that gives the link.