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AskWoody PlusApril 18, 2025 at 4:33 am #2764476Our DNA is at risk of hacking – warn scientists
Publicly accessible DNA research is a prime target for hackers
Risks threaten individual privacy, scientific integrity, and national security
Government and other agencies need to prioritise investment in cyber-biosecurity research
Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) – the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease tracking, and gene research – could become a prime target for hackers.
A study, published in IEEE Access, highlights growing concerns over how this powerful sequencing tool – if left unsecured – could be exploited for data breaches, privacy violations, and even future biothreats….
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