Hacker News with Generative AI: Genetics

23andMe is potentially selling personal survey data, etc., beyond genetic data (theconversation.com)
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread.

Privacy, Genetics, Data Security, Health Information, Business

4 points by rntn 1 day ago | 0 comments

Shared DNA in Music (pudding.cool)
This is a project about shared DNA in music.

Music, Genetics, Creative Projects

248 points by ksampath02 2 days ago | 59 comments

FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm's privacy promises for genetic data (arstechnica.com)
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's keeping an eye on 23andMe's bankruptcy proceeding and the company's planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data.

Privacy, Genetics, Law, Business, Health

11 points by MBCook 2 days ago | 4 comments

23andMe bankruptcy: With America's DNA put on sale (cnbc.com)

Genetics, Finance, Health, Business

40 points by 01-_- 3 days ago | 12 comments

SHH – Sonic Hedgehog Protein (wikipedia.org)
Sonic hedgehog protein (SHH) is a major signaling molecule of embryonic development in humans and other animals, encoded by the SHH gene.

Biology, Genetics, Developmental Biology, Proteins

6 points by cantrecallmypwd 4 days ago | 3 comments

Population stratification led to a decade of false genetic findings (theinfinitesimal.substack.com)
How population stratification led to a decade of sensationally false genetic findings

Genetics, Science, Research, Bias, Human Biology

32 points by SubiculumCode 5 days ago | 0 comments

Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives (sciencedaily.com)
Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident.

Evolution, Genetics, Biology, Scientific Discovery

76 points by docmechanic 6 days ago | 24 comments

As a geneticist I won't mourn 23andMe&its jumble of useless health information (theguardian.com)
Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwax

Genetics, Health Data, Privacy, Consumer Genetics

10 points by bookofjoe 7 days ago | 0 comments

What happens to DNA data of millions as 23andMe files bankruptcy? (pbs.org)
The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information.

Genetics, Privacy, Consumer Data, Biotechnology, Business

18 points by ajdude 7 days ago | 6 comments

Fish odor syndrome – A rare metabolic condition that makes sweat smell like fish (livescience.com)

Medical Conditions, Health, Biology, Genetics

37 points by Brajeshwar 7 days ago | 14 comments

How to Delete Your 23andMe Data (eff.org)
This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you do not want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it.

Privacy, Genetics, Data Security, 23andMe

221 points by hn_acker 8 days ago | 120 comments

How to delete your 23andMe data (theverge.com)
You can permanently remove your account from the troubled company’s database.

Privacy, Genetics, 23andMe

10 points by moonraker 9 days ago | 1 comments

California Attorney General issues consumer alert for 23andMe customers (oag.ca.gov)
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company.

Consumer Protection, Health, California, Genetics, Privacy

467 points by thoughtpeddler 12 days ago | 355 comments

Gene drive modified mosquitoes offer new tool for malaria elimination efforts (imperial.ac.uk)
Genetic technology co-developed at Imperial could help to eliminate malaria by making mosquitos resistant to the parasite that spreads the disease.

Genetics, Malaria, Public Health, Disease Elimination

31 points by gmays 13 days ago | 61 comments

Modern humans descended from at least 2 ancestral populations (cam.ac.uk)
Modern humans descended from not one, but at least 2 ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Human Evolution, Genetics, Anthropology, Archaeology

6 points by geox 13 days ago | 0 comments

DNA evidence says first Americans came from Asia (factsanddetails.com)
Natives Americans are believed to have descended from Asian people who arrived in North America via the Bering Strait. The DNA of ancient American bog people is closer to the Japanese than Americans.

DNA, Genetics, History, Native Americans, Asia

80 points by axiologist 14 days ago | 92 comments

Ancient DNA Shows Stone Age Europeans Voyaged by Sea to Africa (nature.com)
Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa

Ancient History, Genetics, Archaeology, Africa, Europe

120 points by gmays 14 days ago | 54 comments

Direct measurement of male germline mutation rate using sequential sperm samples (nature.com)
Mutations that accumulate in the human male germline with age are a major driver of genetic diversity and contribute to genetic diseases.

Genetics, Biology, Science, Male Fertility, Mutation

4 points by bookofjoe 14 days ago | 0 comments

Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells 'younger', study shows (theguardian.com)
The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in Spain last August at age 117 once attributed her longevity to “luck and good genetics”. And, evidently, Maria Branyas Morera was right.

Longevity, Genetics, Science, Health, Human Biology

14 points by XzetaU8 18 days ago | 4 comments

East Asian personality may stem from Ice Age Siberia 20000 yrs ago (davidsun.substack.com)
I have never thought I’d be involved in science. I assumed you needed a lab coat and years of certification. My strange and accidental journey into science began on a hike in the Andean mountains of Peru when I was 17.

Genetics, Anthropology, History, Asia

48 points by kvee 20 days ago | 45 comments

Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells 'younger', study shows (theguardian.com)
The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in Spain last August at age 117 once attributed her longevity to “luck and good genetics”. And, evidently, Maria Branyas Morera was right.

Genetics, Longevity, Science, Health, Life Expectancy

10 points by dithered_djinn 21 days ago | 0 comments

Tiny changes in gene expression make big difference in eye size of fruit flies (phys.org)
An international team of scientists has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can lead to big differences in eye size.

Genetics, Biology, Fruit Flies, Evolution

57 points by PaulHoule 21 days ago | 16 comments

The Ancient Horsemen Who Created the Modern World (wsj.com)
For about half the people alive today, the story of where they came from just became clearer.

History, Genetics, Ancestry

6 points by petethomas 26 days ago | 2 comments

Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant (nature.com)
Artefacts made from stones, bones and teeth are fundamental to our understanding of human subsistence strategies, behaviour and culture in the Pleistocene.

Archaeology, Genetics, Ancient History, Paleolithic

44 points by wglb 27 days ago | 2 comments

Woman's DNA discovered in 20k year old deer-tooth pendant (2023) (cbc.ca)
Scientists have discovered a woman's DNA preserved in a 20,000 year old deer-tooth pendant.

Archeology, Genetics, Ancient History, DNA, Prehistoric Artifacts

174 points by pseudolus 28 days ago | 78 comments

Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow. (popularmechanics.com)
A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to a human clinical trial. By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready to grow as needed.

Science, Dentistry, Genetics, Biology

53 points by bookofjoe 29 days ago | 13 comments

"Wooly mice" a test run for mammoth gene editing (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is calling wooly mice, which have long fur reminiscent of the woolly mammoth.

Genetics, Extinction, Animals, Science

5 points by rbanffy 30 days ago | 0 comments

Men with higher-quality sperm live longer, study finds (theguardian.com)
Sperm may be the canaries in the coalmine for male health, according to research that reveals men with higher-quality semen live longer.

Health, Science, Biology, Genetics, Men's Health

7 points by c420 30 days ago | 0 comments

"Wooly mice" a test run for mammoth gene editing (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is calling wooly mice, which have long fur reminiscent of the woolly mammoth.

Genetics, Biology, Conservation, Extinction

70 points by LorenDB 30 days ago | 62 comments

Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants (bbc.co.uk)
Genetically engineered woolly mice could one day help populate the Arctic with hairy, genetically modified elephants and help stop the planet warming.

Genetics, Climate Change, Animal Engineering, Mammoth, Arctic

5 points by goodcanadian 30 days ago | 1 comments