Congressman warns DNA collected in ancestry kits could be used to create TARGETED BIOWEAPONS

 A congressman is warning Americans against getting their DNA tested using home ancestry kits, as the data collected could be sold to other countries that can design DNA-based bioweapons that specifically target certain individuals.

Democrat Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, a veteran U.S. Army ranger first elected in 2018, warned that countries like China and Russia are purchasing as much genetic information as they can from a

“There are now weapons under development – and developed – that are designed to target specific people,” said Crow, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado. “That’s what this is, where you can actually take someone’s DNA, you know, their medical profile, and you can target a biological weapon that will kill that person or take them off the battlefield or make them inoperable.”

“People will very rapidly spit into a cup and send it to 23andMe and get really interesting data about their background – and guess what? Their DNA is now owned by a private company,” he added. “So, we have to have an open and public discussion … about what does the protection of healthcare information, DNA information and your data look like? Because that data is actually going to be procured and collected by our adversaries for the development of these systems.”...<<<Read More>>>...