Don’t Give Your DNA to Giant Genetic Databases
The Golden State Killer case shows that we should protect our DNA sequences as much as possible. Continue reading Don’t Give Your DNA to Giant Genetic Databases
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DNA in genealogy database leads to arrest of suspected serial killer
If one of your relatives uploads their DNA data, much of yours goes with it. Continue reading DNA in genealogy database leads to arrest of suspected serial killer
Oblivious DNS
Interesting idea: …we present Oblivious DNS (ODNS), which is a new design of the DNS ecosystem that allows current DNS servers to remain unchanged and increases privacy for data in motion and at rest. In the ODNS system, both the client is modified w… Continue reading Oblivious DNS
Oblivious DNS
Interesting idea: …we present Oblivious DNS (ODNS), which is a new design of the DNS ecosystem that allows current DNS servers to remain unchanged and increases privacy for data in motion and at rest. In the ODNS system, both the client is modified with a local resolver, and there is a new authoritative name server for .odns. To prevent an… Continue reading Oblivious DNS
Bitcoins stored in DNA – when truth is stranger than fiction
Here is a test tube containing 1 bitcoin, encoded into DNA. It is worth $200. You have 3 years to read out the data and get the money… Continue reading Bitcoins stored in DNA – when truth is stranger than fiction
Gertrude Elion, DNA Hacker
Some people become scientists because they have an insatiable sense of curiosity. For others, the interest is born of tragedy—they lose a loved one to disease and are driven to find a cure. In the case of Gertrude Elion, both are true. Gertrude was a brilliant and curious student who could have done anything given her aptitude. But when she lost her grandfather to cancer, her path became clear.
As a biochemist and pharmacologist for what is now GlaxoSmithKline, Gertrude and Dr. George Hitchings created many different types of drugs by synthesizing natural nucleic compounds in order to bait pathogens …read more
A Piece of DNA Contained the Key to 1 Bitcoin and This Guy Cracked the Code
Just five days before a three-year old Bitcoin puzzle was set to expire, a PhD student cracked the code. Continue reading A Piece of DNA Contained the Key to 1 Bitcoin and This Guy Cracked the Code
Scientists Recreated ‘Mona Lisa’ on the World’s Largest DNA Structure
It’s a tiny portrait, but huge for nanotechnology. Continue reading Scientists Recreated ‘Mona Lisa’ on the World’s Largest DNA Structure
Scientists Recreated ‘Mona Lisa’ on the World’s Largest DNA Structure
It’s a tiny portrait, but huge for nanotechnology. Continue reading Scientists Recreated ‘Mona Lisa’ on the World’s Largest DNA Structure
‘Yeti Bones’ Were Actually Just Bears, DNA Analysis Shows
It’s the most rigorous analysis to date of Yeti samples, the researchers say. Continue reading ‘Yeti Bones’ Were Actually Just Bears, DNA Analysis Shows