With the announcement today that Mammoth Biosciences has received the exclusive license from the University of California, Berkeley to the new CRISPR protein Cas14, the company now has the last piece of its diagnostics toolkit in place. Cas14 is a newly discovered protein from the lab of Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer in gene-editing research and […]
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Millions of people may be giving away their privacy through ancestry tests
According to a study by MIT Technology Review, more than 26 million people have taken DNA tests. Although it may be cool to learn more about one’s heritage and family tree, there are real reasons to be concerned about the potential for privacy violation. Read more…
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If you’ve ever enthusiastically sent your spit off in the mail, you were probably anxious for whatever unexpected insights the current crop of DNA testing companies would send back. Did your ancestors hang out on the Iberian peninsula? What version of your particular family lore does the science support? Most people who participate in mail-order […]
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This Christmas, plenty of people will find DNA tests under the tree.
They’re easy to use — just send 23andMe, Ancestry, or one of their competitors your spit, and in exchange you’re promised a detailed breakdown of your heritage. For a little extra cash, you can learn about your genetic health risks, too.
23andMe and Ancestry are privately held companies that don’t disclose sales numbers. But ads for them are all over the internet these days. Last year, Ancestry claimed it sold 1.6 million kits (which regularly start at $99) in the four days leading up to Cyber Monday.
The appeal is obvious. It’s fascinating to learn where your family is from. And when it comes to your health, the more you know, the better, right? Well, before you send in your saliva, you might want to know a few things. Read more…
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As more details emerge about the arrest of man suspected to be the Golden State Killer, it’s clear that one of the most infamous unsolved cases of all-time may was cracked using a popular free online genealogy database. The site, known as GEDmatch, is a popular resource for people who have obtained their own DNA […]
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Think twice before you send companies your spit.
A suspected serial killer was caught when investigators compared his DNA to samples collected by ancestry websites.
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