China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race

China scooped up human DNA from nations around the world, spurring fears of a genetic arms race

In the year 2020, when most of the European countries were in lockdown due to the COVID pandemic, an aircraft containing a Chinese creation called the Fire-Eye arrived in the Serbian capital.  It was a refined portable laboratory that could detect coronavirus infections from tiny genetic elements that the deadly virus leaves behind, as per the latest report by the Washington Post. The Serbians then soon found out that this was one of the capabi

China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race

China offered multiple countries help with COVID-19 testing during the pandemic. The payoff for Beijing included access to the DNA of millions of people.