News Snapshot:
The Chinese government has identified genetic data as a national strategic resource and is strengthening state control over the country’s gene banks and other repositories of genetic information. Why it matters: The collection and use of genetic information are fraught with ethical concerns, including consent and privacy, exploitation of marginalized groups, and a growing transnational trend toward genetic surveillance. “The Chinese authorities are making a real effort to protect the genetic information of Chinese citizens from non-state actors,” Yves Moreau, a geneticist at the University of Leuven in Belgium, told Axios, while carving out a “huge exception for the state.”...
