Genes, Genetic Testing, and Lifestyle Management

Most recent stories in Genes, Genetic Testing, and Lifestyle Management

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  Maria Karvela

  

  23andMe Sold Access to Your DNA Library to Big Pharma, But You Can Opt Out

  VICE - Daniel Oberhaus

  23andMe customers can opt out of the program, but that misses the point. You really, really shouldn’t give your DNA to genomics companies like 23andMe or Ancestry. As the recent arrest of the Golden State Killer reminded us, these genetic databases are a goldmine for law enforcement. Catching serial …

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  Maria Karvela

  

  Healthcare Providers Can't Afford To Ignore Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing

  Forbes - Ellen Matloff

  The DTC genetic testing revolution is here. More than 12 million people have had testing via an at-home spit kit and the numbers are sky rocketing. People have their own raw genetic data in hand, are curious and are searching for answers in their DNA. It is safe to say that the DTC train has left …

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  Maria Karvela

  Ashleigh Wilkins

  Apr 25, 2018

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  Maria Karvela

  Flipboard Partners

  Apr 25, 2018
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  Maria Karvela

  

  Woman Says Ancestry.com Test Revealed Her Parents' Fertility Doctor Was Actually Her Father

  Gizmodo - Kristen V. Brown

  It’s become a familiar story in the age of consumer DNA testing: A person spits into a test tube to learn more about their genetic heritage, and ends …

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  Maria Karvela

  

  Dubai to DNA sequence its entire population

  ZDNET - Charlie Osborne

  The city wants to record the DNA of potentially over three million residents and non-citizens. Dubai wants to DNA sequence the city's population in …