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Digging through myths and rumors around DNA privacy

Every once in a while, untruths spread through the genetic genealogy world that have the potential to do great damage: damage ...
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Why a proposed DNA data protection plan is a great idea that may be too late to help

Ricki Lewis | 
Legal experts, biologists and policy analysists are calling for DNA data regulation, but the cat is already out of the ...
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Viewpoint: Consumer tests are ‘neither safe nor private’

Eric Brodwin | 
As millions of Americans sat down to Thanksgiving dinner, the biomedical researcher James Hazel sent out a stark warning about the genetic-testing kits that ...
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Why DNA ethnicity results are so unreliable

Roberta Estes | 
Everyone who received DNA test kits during the holiday season has hopefully spit or swabbed and mailed and is now ...
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Viewpoint: 54 years later, DNA testing revealed my secret biological father

Dani Shapiro | 
One evening in the winter of 2016, my husband mentioned that he was sending away for one of those commercial ...
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Can consumer genetic tests actually make us healthier?

Kristen Hovet | 
“I believe genetic testing saved my life,” says Kim Horner, author of “Probably Someday Cancer." ...
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Viewpoint: DNA fitness test claims are ‘misleading’

Markham Heid | 
The sales pitch is compelling: By revealing the secrets locked inside your DNA, genetic testing can optimize your workout gains ...
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What if you think you’re Black, but your DNA test disagrees?

Ruth Padawer | 
Three years ago, when Sigrid E. Johnson was 62, she got a call from a researcher seeking volunteers for a ...
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DNA test for your dog? Here’s what your vet thinks about it

Sarah Zhang | 
[T]he direct-to-dog-owner market has become bigger and more crowded: Embark, DNA My Dog, and Paw Print Genetics are just a few ...
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Viewpoint: Why ancestry tests shouldn’t be ‘read as a certainty’

Debra Bruno | 
Yes, I’m the kind of person who would take a DNA test with Ancestry and then, curious about whether I’d ...
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Viewpoint: Why consumer DNA tests are more dangerous than you might think

John Terrell | 
Commercial DNA testing isn’t just harmless entertainment. It’s keeping alive ideas that deserve to die ...
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Finding ‘surprising and novel’ applications for consumer genomics

David Mittelman, Razib Khan | 
With more than 10 million genotyped customers, the consumer genomics industry is maturing and becoming a mainstream phenomenon. At last, ...
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Viewpoint: Consumer DNA tests promise more than they can deliver

John Loike | 
Over the past few years, many [DNA testing companies] have branched out into the realm of precision health, treading into ...
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Genetic crystal ball? Forecasting 5 serious diseases with algorithm that checks 6.6 million DNA spots

Gina Kolata | 
Scientists have created a powerful new tool to calculate a person’s inherited risks for heart disease, breast cancer and three ...
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Seeking to optimize athletic performance through DNA analysis

Jen Booton | 
Athletic Genetix promises to help athletes gain an edge (with reports personalized to individual sports) and to assist consumers in reaching ...
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When a DNA test says you aren’t exactly who you think you are

Sarah Zhang | 
[Catherine] St Clair thought she was inquiring about a technical glitch. Her brother—the brother who along with three other siblings ...
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10 questions about consumer genetics tests

Kristen Brown | 
So-called direct-to-consumer DNA testing companies like 23andMe, Ancestry and Helix advertise the ability to reveal your ancestry, inform you of ...
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