Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News
  • Published:

Astronaut twins study raises questions about genetic privacy

Nature (2015)Cite this article

Subjects

NASA research on Mark and Scott Kelly may never get published.

Access through your institution
Buy or subscribe

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Access through your institution

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. van Dongen, J. et al. Nature Rev. Gen. 13, 640–653 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Goodrich, J. K. et al. Cell 159, 789-799 (2014).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Alexandra Witze
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Leadership: New year's resolutions 2014-Dec-30

Space-station science ramps up 2014-Jun-10

Spacecraft data nail down radiation risk for humans going to Mars 2013-May-30

Row over NASA primate-radiation experiment 2010-Oct-18

Drug may keep astronauts' bones strong 2004-Oct-07

Blogpost: Dining out on Mars

Related external links

NASA Twins Study

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Witze, A. Astronaut twins study raises questions about genetic privacy. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17199

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17199

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing: Translational Research

Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Translational Research newsletter — top stories in biotechnology, drug discovery and pharma.

Get what matters in translational research, free to your inbox weekly. Sign up for Nature Briefing: Translational Research