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Jun 25, 2019

New Privacy Coalition

Three genetic testing companies form a coalition to influence how Congress considers genetic privacy, The Hill reports.

Jun 07, 2019

NatGeo Discontinues Genographic Ancestry Kit Sales, Will Shutter Service by End of 2020

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NatGeo will continue to conduct research using its database, which includes data on roughly a million individuals.

May 28, 2019

MyHeritage Moves Into Health with New Genetic Testing Offering, Underscoring Industry Trend

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The Israeli online genealogy company recently expanded its ancestry genetic testing offering to include health information.

May 02, 2019

Controversial Ancestry Ad Reignites Discussion About Minorities and Consumer Genomics

Consumer genomics companies have endeavored to reach out to minority communities with sometimes contentious results.

Feb 26, 2019

Family Secrets Unburied

 At-home genetic tests can uncover family secrets and lead those who uncover them to seek out support groups, the Boston Globe reports.

Feb 08, 2019

Genetic Genealogy Firms Reassure Clients About Data Privacy After FTDNA Divulges FBI Partnership

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The revelation that Family Tree DNA has been working with law enforcement has some worried about a negative impact on the industry.

Jan 22, 2019

Similar, But Not Quite the Same

Identical twins receive different estimates of ancestry from the same direct-to-consumer genetic testing firms, CBC reports.

Jan 10, 2019

Consumer Genomics Poised for Growth in 2019 as Providers Diversify Offerings

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With ever more data in hand, providers are seeking to enhance their services, providing more detailed ancestry estimates while introducing new offerings around genetic traits and health.

Nov 07, 2018

Choices, Not Genes

A new study finds a limited influence of genetics on human longevity, Stat News reports.

Sep 26, 2018

We'll Try the Radio

Spotify and Ancestry.com are collaborating to devise playlists based on customers' ancestry testing results, Quartz reports.

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The Scan

Search Decisions

The Wall Street Journal looks into FamilyTreeDNA's handling of genetic genealogy searches by law enforcement.

The Mouse of the Situation

In a point-counterpoint in the Boston Globe, researchers discuss the potential of gene editing to prevent Lyme disease, but also the pitfalls of doing so.

Pain Targeted

MIT's Technology Review reports that researchers hope to develop a CRISPR-based pain therapy.

Science Presents Malaria Cell Atlas, More

In Science this week: atlas of malaria parasites' gene expression across their life cycles, and more.

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