Anonymized genomes can be traced back to the people they came from by linking the data to identifiable individual traits, according to a study published Monday.
While the headline grabs the attention, and the warning may indeed be a sobering reality in the not-too-distant-future, the reality of individuals having their genetic privacy breached is still reasonably impractical.
Using 1,061 volunteers, researchers fed their genomic and biometric information into a machine learning program. Characteristics examined included sex, skin and eye color, facial structure, age, height, weight, and even voice.
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