When DNA goes digital...

摘要

Genetic sequencing will soon be cheap enough for everyone to have a digital copy of their own genome. But that also means someone could hack your hard drive or mobile device and gain access to it. If you thought having your email hacked was bad, wait until some digital ne'er-do-well makes off with the information they need for a paternity test. Encrypting the data is the obvious solution, but how? In the decade or so since researchers first sequenced the human genome, the cost of doing so has fallen from a hundred million dollars to a few thousand, Consumer software that can do anything from testing your genetic compatibility with a partner to solving paternity disputes won't be far behind.