Summary: Genetic sequencing is an amazing tool to inform medical decisions and tell us how many Neanderthals are in our family tree, but how secure in that data? How could access to your genetic information be used against you, and what are the risks of infringement on your genetic privacy? Sujata, Ben Z, Laura, and Asa discuss how how much you should be worried about access to your genetic information and the policy implications. Subscribe, review, and contact us with feedback: @beltwayscience Facebook.com/BeltwayScience beltwayscience@gmail.com Genetic Security Overview: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-urgently-needs-new-genetic-privacy-laws/ EEOC Genetic Discrimination: https://www1.eeoc.gov//laws/types/genetic.cfm?renderforprint=1 Future of Privacy Forum (‘Best practices’ article referenced in the pod): https://fpf.org/2018/07/31/privacy-best-practices-for-consumer-genetic-testing-services/ Dr. Laura Van Berkel (@Laura_VanBerkel) chatted about the Women’s Voting Rights Exhibit at the National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/women-s-voting-rights-exhibit-opens Dr. Asa Rubin (@asarubin2) chatted about bilayer graphene: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-twisted-graphene-became-the-big-thing-in-physics-20190430/ Dr. Ben Zalisko (@benzalisko) chatted about this IL state politics podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/il-informed/id1455535834 Dr. Sujata Emani (@SassySujE) chatted about self-assembling carbohydrates: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/Video-First-observations-self-assembling/97/i16
