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Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for

  • Written by Catharine Wang, Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
It all begins with spitting in a tube like this one.Scott Beale/Laughing Squid, CC BY-NC-ND

Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world of personal genetic testing. Yet, the recent arrest of the Golden State Killer suspect has heightened...

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