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The Intercept: BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE SPIES
CIA’s Venture Capital Arm Is Funding Skin Care Products That Collect DNA
SKINCENTIAL SCIENCES, a company with an innovative line of cosmetic products marketed as a way to erase blemishes and soften skin, has caught the attention of beauty bloggers on YouTube, Oprah’s lifestyle magazine, and celebrity skin care professionals. Documents obtained by The Intercept reveal that the firm has also attracted interest and funding from In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the Central Intelligence Agency.
The previously undisclosed relationship with the CIA might come as some surprise to a visitor to the website of Clearista, the main product line of Skincential Sciences, which boasts of a “formula so you can feel confident and beautiful in your skin’s most natural state.”
Though the public-facing side of the company touts a range of skin care products, Skincential Sciences developed a patented technology that removes a thin outer layer of the skin, revealing unique biomarkers that can be used for a variety of diagnostic tests, including DNA collection.
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More News On the CIA's Venture Into Cosmetics
The CIA just invested in a skincare line that collects your DNA -- Business Insider
The CIA is investing in skin care products to extract your DNA -- Digital Trends
CIA teaming up with skincare line that collects DNA in unconventional way -- RT
The CIA Is Getting Into Skin Care -- NYMag
Beauty Business Goes Big Brother: CIA Funding Skin Cream That Can Harvest your DNA -- Alertnet
The CIA Wants to Collect People's DNA Through Skin-Care Products -- Allure
CIA Is Funding Skincare Products That Can Collect Your DNA -- Carbonated TV
Why Is The CIA Investing In This Cosmetics Company? -- Popular Science
1 comment:
Interesting article! I wonder where the CIA hasn't penetrated yet. By the way, I started to get involved in Ayurveda and yoga together with 108. health. And tell me that I did not expect such positive changes in the body and a surge of energy. Indeed, the secret of youth.
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