Biological and Genome

Overview: As advances are made in biology and information technology, the two will become increasingly integrated in the future. Moreover, the sequencing of the human genome will mean vast improvements in health and medicine. Together, however, these technologies have the potential for criminal exploitation as well. After all, the human genome is in effect just another operating system waiting to be hacked. Increasingly information technology and engineering firms are making forays into genomics, with notable efforts underway by Microsoft, IBM and Samsung among others. As developments in these fields continue to grow and become enmeshed with one another, no doubt criminals will develop new and innovative ways to exploit them to their own benefit.

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    • Medical Device Security Center is a cross-disciplinary research initiative on medical device security, privacy, safety, and effectiveness.
    • The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is an organization dedicated to the study and practice of  Synthetic Biology.  Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. Working at their own schools over the summer, they use these parts and new parts of their own design to build biological systems and operate them in living cells.  In effect, they are ‘biohackers’ who are exploring and manipulating biological systems for scientific purposes.
    • BioBricks Foundation (BBF) is a not-for-profit organization founded by engineers and scientists from MIT, Harvard, and UCSF with significant experience in both non-profit and commercial biotechnology research.
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    • UCLA Wireless Health program is dedicated to improving the timeliness and reach of healthcare by development and application of wireless network-enabled technology solutions combining personal communication devices, wireless wearable sensors, and other technologies integrated with medical enterprise computing.