
UCI researchers who helped discover that hackers can steal genetic blueprints by interpreting the sounds emitted by a DNA synthesizer are (from left) Mohammad Al Faruque, associate professor of electrical engineering & computer science; Arnav Malawade, a graduate student in Al Faruque’s lab; John Chaput, professor of pharmaceutical sciences; and Sina Faezi, also a graduate student in Al Faruque’s lab. Steven Zylius / UCI