Cassidy, Peters Introduce Legislation to Protect Americans’ DNA

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Genomic Data Protection Act to give Americans using at-home DNA tests the choice to delete their genomic data and destroy their biological samples. Approximately 21% of Americans have taken a mail-in a DNA test from a direct-to-consumer genomic testing company. The lack of privacy protections opens the door to the potent…