Researchers encode malware in DNA, compromise DNA sequencing software

Ars Technica
By John TimmerAug 12, 2017, 10:15 am267 pts
Enlarge / This data could potentially contain malware. (credit: UCSF) With everyone from academics to Microsoft looking at the prospect of storing data using DNA, it was probably inevitable that someone would start looking at the security implications. Apparently, they're worse than most people might have…

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