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Topic: 23andMe

Who wants to buy your DNA from 23andme?

Cara Michelle Smith

A complex & fraught "Finding Your Roots"

Melanie McFarland

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DNA tests are fun, but beware the hype

Michael Mackley - The Conversation

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The twisty history of paternity testing

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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Everyone's genetic privacy is at risk

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Big Tech wants to own your genealogy

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Cancer and the limits of genetic testing

Pamela N. Munster

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America's fascination with genetic tests

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The dark side of genetic testing

Sarah Catherine Nelson - The Conversation

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The gift of DNA knowledge?

Catharine Wang - The Conversation

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Breast cancer genes and 23andme

Katherine Drabiak - The Conversation

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Your genome may have been hacked already

Norman A. Paradis - The Conversation

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A photo of accused rapist and killer Joseph James DeAngelo is displayed during a news conference on April 25, 2018. (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

The Golden State Killer suspect and DNA

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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Benjamin Winterhalter

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Fist-bumping while Rome burns

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