US bans imports from Chinese genomics firms
The United States has banned imports from several Chinese genomics companies. US Homeland Security says the firms helped collect genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities. Some of those people were reportedly forced into labour.
ContextContext: Genomics firms analyse DNA, and concern about how genetic data is collected has made the field a sensitive part of US-China tensions. The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China's Xinjiang region, who have been the focus of international criticism.
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