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Thermo Fisher Scientific Biometrics News
DNA biometrics advance with FBI approval for Thermo Fisher Scientific, new partnership
Law enforcement booking stations in the United States have a new tool to automatically process, upload and search DNA biometrics…
| Jun 14, 2021 | China easily gets around US biometrics bans in Uyghur region — reportIt is illegal and unethical for U.S. firms to sell DNA sequencers to police in China’s Xinjiang territory, yet according… |
| Jun 19, 2020 | U.S. DNA firm Thermo Fisher reportedly still helping China tamp unrest, crimeResearchers in Australia allege that biometric technology from a U.S. firm is still being used in China to indiscriminately catalog… |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Thermo Fisher and American genetics expert awaken to misuse of DNA technology by ChinaYale University geneticist Dr. Kenneth Kidd, who along with Thermo Fisher Scientific provided China’s government with the materials it needed… |
| Feb 12, 2018 | U.S. Senator expresses concerns to Thermo Fisher Scientific over DNA sequencer sales to ChinaU.S. Senator Marco Rubio has asked Thermo Fisher Scientific to explain its role as supplier of DNA sequencing equipment to… |
| Dec 14, 2017 | China expands biometric collection program in XinjiangAuthorities in China’s Xinjiang region are gathering DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans and blood types from all residents between ages… |
