Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine it does about your family tree.
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Lillipillies are one of Australia’s great gifts to the natural world. But the story of these homegrown heroes may be taking a grim turn.
Christine Jessop was murdered in 1984 and, 36 years later, DNA evidence finally identified her killer. But the police investigation’s use of genetic genealogical databases raised questions about privacy.
New research investigated who uses the wide array of tools available to people who’ve received their own raw genetic data and want to maximize what they learn from it.
DNA testing is helping reveal people’s unknown royal ancestry.
The chances of your genetic data being recorded by the state depend on who you are.
Data and privacy issues are tangled up in the DNA reports consumers get from big genetic testing companies – and the third-party sites they turn to in order to glean more from their raw DNA.
More people are sending off saliva samples to find out about their genetic roots. But the raw DNA results go way beyond genealogical data – and could deliver unintended consequences.
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Research Scientist in Biostatistics, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
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Researcher, Centre for the Study of Legacies of British Slave-Ownership, UCL
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Professor of English, York University, Canada
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Professor and Director, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
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Group Leader, Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Principal Tutor, Postgraduate Programme in Genealogical Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Teaching Fellow, Department of Genealogical Studies, University of Strathclyde