Your Genetic Secrets May Not Be as Safe as You Think (540 hits)
Scientists able to identify men who had donated DNA to science by using their Y chromosome, the Internet
(HealthDay News) -- When people submit personal genetic material for scientific research they expect to remain anonymous, but a new study demonstrates that the privacy of male volunteers in particular could be breached. In a report that appears in the Jan. 18 issue of the journal Science, researchers say they were able to determine the identities of nearly 50 people who had undergone genome sequencing. Only males could be directly identified because the scientists used information found only on the Y chromosome.
