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The DOJ’s desire for a “backdoor” to encrypted data is understandable, but its way of getting it looks calculated, secretive, and two-faced.

More than 40 tech companies, trade groups, and privacy advocates filed amicus briefs this week in support of Apple in its dispute with the FBI over San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook’s iPhone. The government won a court order in February demanding that Apple create a custom OS for the phone that would allow law enforcement to bypass security features and break into the device. Apple has refused.

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You can get your entire genetic code deciphered for about $1,000 in a day, but scientists still don’t know what most of it means.

Getting a full readout of your entire genetic sequence promises to radically alter how we monitor our health, providing advanced warning of cancer and other diseases we may suffer and our chances of passing on those ailments. Clinical genetic testing firm Illumina is valued at nearly $23 billion, for example, while direct-to-consumer offering 23andMe is at about $1 billion. Meanwhile the price for so-called whole genome sequencing has dropped to about $1,000.

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Overwhelmed by chaos at home? Try these tips from parents of big broods for maintaining order and calm.

One child can introduce chaos into your daily schedule. So it seems like large families would never make it anywhere on time. Yet talk to parents of big broods and you find that their households often function quite well. Their secret? These 10 time management tips that help them do more and stay calm.

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