Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/9/20: DNA Today

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 11:30 a.m.

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell Oddly enough, the day after a recent Electronic Cottage broadcast looking at commercial DNA scanning providers, the Department of Defense sent out a Memorandum advising military personnel not to purchase or use these direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits. Undoubtedly a coincidence, but the concerns about the implications of how such genomic information can be used are definitely shared. Here’s why.