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‘Inheritance’: When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The Core – WBUR

‘Inheritance’: When DNA Genealogy Shakes Our Identity, Foundation To The Core  WBUR

A big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We’ll talk to the author of the celebrated new book “Inheritance.”

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DNA given to genetic genealogy websites are helping law enforcement solve crimes – KATV

DNA given to genetic genealogy websites are helping law enforcement solve crimes  KATV

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Some of America’s biggest cold cases that have been left open and unsolved for years are now being solved thanks to a growing …

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‘No Part Of Me Ever Questioned My Paternity’: The DNA Test That Upended Identity – WBUR

‘No Part Of Me Ever Questioned My Paternity’: The DNA Test That Upended Identity  WBUR

It started innocently enough. A “yeah, sure” to her husband’s suggestion of taking a commercial DNA test. The kind advertised on TV offering a “more complete …

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DNA test kit companies help customers cope with surprising, life-changing results – GMA

DNA test kit companies help customers cope with surprising, life-changing results  GMA

What’s it like to work at a company call center explaining sensitive discoveries to stressed-out customers?

Software

DNA dating? Houston-based dating app is getting national attention – Chron

DNA dating? Houston-based dating app is getting national attention  Chron

Love is a science according to Pheramor, a dating app that claims to use your deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to measure compatibility based on physical …

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Will Advancements In DNA and Genealogy Help Catch California’s Infamous Zodiac Killer? – PEOPLE.com

Will Advancements In DNA and Genealogy Help Catch California’s Infamous Zodiac Killer?  PEOPLE.com

California detectives hope to take down the Zodiac Killer, who is believed responsible for at least five killings in the 1960s.

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Take a DNA Test, Then Buy an Airplane Ticket – The New York Times

Take a DNA Test, Then Buy an Airplane Ticket  The New York Times

Rondel Holder, who lives in New York and works as a *content* creator at Essence magazine, was curious about his ethnic background, so he took a home DNA …

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Twins get some ‘mystifying’ results when they put 5 DNA ancestry kits to the test – CBC.ca

Twins get some ‘mystifying’ results when they put 5 DNA ancestry kits to the test  CBC.ca

One set of identical twins, two different ancestry profiles. At least that’s the suggestion from one of the world’s largest ancestry DNA testing companies.