Tel Aviv University research makes open access to DNA studies possible | Health | Jerusalem Post

"The possibility that DNA could be fabricated...[has worried] law enforcement officials...for years, and as a result, health institutes around the world have removed all genetic data from public access. "Unfortunately, that knee-jerk response stymied potential breakthrough genetic research," says Dr. Eran Halperin of TAU's Blavatnik School of Computer Sciences and department of molecular microbiology and biotechnology. Halperin and colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley have developed a tool to put this valuable DNA information safely back in circulation...."We've been able to determine how much of the DNA information one can reveal without compromising a person's identity," says Halperin...."