DNA Privacy: Test Results Could Affect Your Life Insurance Coverage – NBC4 Washington
DNA Privacy: Test Results Could Affect Your Life Insurance Coverage NBC4 Washington
Under federal law, companies are not allowed to use your genetic information against you for things like health insurance or a job. But that protection does not …
He threw away a napkin at a hockey game. Police used it to charge him with a 1993 murder – USA TODAY
He threw away a napkin at a hockey game. Police used it to charge him with a 1993 murder USA TODAY
Jerry Westrom, 52, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 1993 cold case after police used a genealogy site to identify him as a suspect …
DNA leads to man’s arrest 46 years after murder of 11-year-old girl – ABC News
DNA leads to man’s arrest 46 years after murder of 11-year-old girl ABC News
A man has been arrested through DNA and genetic genealogy in the decades-old cold case killing of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe, who was strangled to …
A suspected killer eluded capture for 25 years. Then investigators got his aunt’s DNA. – The Washington Post
A suspected killer eluded capture for 25 years. Then investigators got his aunt’s DNA. The Washington Post
Sophie Sergie’s cold murder case went unsolved for a quarter century until genealogical analysis helped play a role in capturing a suspect.
The Making of a DNA Detective – The Wall Street Journal
The Making of a DNA Detective The Wall Street Journal
CeCe Moore, an amateur genealogist turned professional, helps police crack decades-old cases.
DNA leads to man’s arrest for 1993 murder: Police – ABC News
DNA leads to man’s arrest for 1993 murder: Police ABC News
Jeanne Ann Childs, 35, was found dead in her bedroom on June 13, 1993. A man was arrested nearly 26 years later thanks to DNA.
More than 26 million people have added their DNA to four leading ancestry databases: report – Mashable
More than 26 million people have added their DNA to four leading ancestry databases: report Mashable
Millions of people have willingly given up their privacy via their own DNA, thanks to the growing popularity of at-home ancestry tests. More than 26 million people …
More than 26 million people have taken an at-home ancestry test – MIT Technology Review
More than 26 million people have taken an at-home ancestry test MIT Technology Review
As many people purchased consumer DNA tests in 2018 as in all previous years combined, MIT Technology Review has found. Surging public interest in …
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With F.B.I. – The New York Times
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With F.B.I. The New York Times
The president of FamilyTreeDNA, one of the country’s largest at-home genetic testing companies, has apologized to its users for failing to disclose that it was …
Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History — and How to Do It – The New York Times
Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History — and How to Do It The New York Times
Learning your history is forced reckoning, asking you to consider whose stories you carry with you and which ones you want to carry forward.