Today's #SciArtSeptember prompt is "Antiparallel". My mind immediately goes to DNA, and I drew an abstract double strand.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/111214864
https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-September-2024-M4M612QKIY

#SciArt #ink #drawing #art #DNA

"DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7wl7rpndjo

"A DNA-testing firm appears to have ceased trading - without telling its customers what has happened to the highly sensitive data they shared with it.

Atlas Biomed, which has offices in London, offered to provide insights into people's genetic make up as well as their predisposition to certain illnesses."

@BBCNews

#UK #London #DNA #AtlasBiomed #BBC #privacy #security #press

What a mess.

We’re all looking at the insecure finances, ownership & security of 23 & Me.

Meanwhile, DNA report company Atlas Biomed took money & DNA, then simply went dark & vanished…

And now appears to have been a Russian front company based in Moscow.

#23andme #dna #dnatesting #atlasbiomed #moscow #russia #infosec #privacy #informationsecurity #medtech

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7wl7rpndjo

Sea angels and devils: could #plankton unlock the secrets of human biology? - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/05/ocean-genome-atlas-project-scientists-plankton-dna-secrets-human-biology-sailing-boats "Scientists use new technology to sequence the #DNA of microscopic ocean creatures for the first time"

After hack, #23andMe gives users 30 days to opt out of class-action waiver - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/23andme-changes-arbitration-terms-after-hack-impacting-millions/ so...opt out if you are affected #DNA