What springs to mind when thinking about genetic testing? You would expect the answer to be something about families, heredity, susceptibility to disease, and relationships. Yet, in an age when conversation seems to fixate more on the practicalities of data storage, and the fear of how your personal data may be used against you by … Continue reading
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Attention The Times: Prince William’s DNA is not a toy
An ancestor of Prince William’s from the 19th century was half Indian, according to The Times. This claim is based on analysis of his distant cousins’ DNA. We have such technology today, but how comfortable would you be to find out what your DNA tells about you on the front page of a newspaper? Your … Continue reading
