The darker side of DNA tests reveals itself when a company overpromises their diagnostic abilities, providing an avenue for people to seek astrology-style answers to questions that should be addressed by medical experts.
The federal privacy law known as HIPAA doesn’t cover home paternity tests, fitness trackers, or health apps. When a Florida woman complained after seeing the paternity test results of thousands of people online, federal regulators told her they didn’t have jurisdiction.
Despite the recent crackdown on 23andMe, the FDA is engaging with fast-moving biotechnology advances. However, there's still much work to be done.
Despite the FDA's recent ban on 23andMe's personal genome analysis, we still don't know how best to regulate personal genome information.
