Human Genome: Hack Attack

Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 10 p.m.

There's enormous potential using our genomes to solve medical problems. However, in order to get to that point, we need to collect our genomic data. There's a lot of opportunity, but with that comes a lot of new challenges. This time we're talking with Dan Lohrmann, an expect in cyber security. We wanted to know how our DNA data is protected, what potential threats there are if people get ahold of this data, and how we can protect and use it appropriately.