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DEF CON 25 - John Sotos - Genetic Diseases to Guide Digital Hacks of the Human Genome
DEFCONConference · 11 recommenders · 8 months
John Sotos, a physician and former Intel chief medical officer, argues at DEF CON 25 that genetic diseases are exploitable vulnerabilities in the genome. He warns that CRISPR and related tools will make malicious genome hacks and targeted bioweapons feasible.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: Recommended whenever DNA testing, CRISPR or bioweapons come up, often as the talk that made commenters decide to keep their DNA out of databases.
Security & hackingEvolution & geneticsBiology & biotechnology#crispr#bioweapons#dna privacy#def con#genetic engineering
“The talk is absolutely amazing, probably the most captivating talk I have ever watched”
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