There are many reasons why you should be careful with how and where you submit your DNA results:

Incomplete Regulations

Currently, the regulations regarding how DNA is stored or transferred are incomplete. With dozens of loopholes, companies can make a profit off your purchasing their take-at-home kits and repeatedly in the future by selling your genetic information to drug companies or other industries.

Data Accessed Without Your Consent

In several instances, take-at-home DNA kit companies have allowed police to access their databases for the purpose of forensics. However, this is a breach of privacy, especially if consumers did not sign an agreement.

In Europe, your data can be shared without your consent for scientific research that’s in the best interest of the public. The data is anonymized–free of personal information such as your name and contact information. The same is true in the United States where test results can be shared if they’re anonymized.

No Such Thing as “Anonymous” DNA Information

It may seem harmless to allow your genetic information to be used–as long as it’s anonymous. However, your genetic information is directly linked to you; it cannot be changed. Research has confirmed that it’s possible to discover the identities of anonymous people using the information from their DNA and publicly available information.

You Can’t Retract Later

Once you’ve submitted your genetic information, you can’t change your mind later. Your genetic information is out there indefinitely, to be sold and/or used by whoever has it. While it may seem innocent to spit in a tube to discover your heritage, it may be a high price to pay later.

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When Jane Anderson Holmes finally found her long-lost biological family after 40 years of searching, the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t keep them apart!

In late July, Holmes was matched with a first cousin, who was David’s daughter. The family immediately moved to navigate the COVID-19 restrictions and spent Labor Day weekend catching up on a lifetime of stories.

George and Kelly are yet to be found and reunited with the family, but now Holmes can accomplish this with her three siblings.

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Scientists have been studying cancer for decades. While there’s a lot we’ve learned, there’s also a lot that we still don’t know about cancer. Thanks to DNA technology, scientists are continuing to learn clues about the cancer process and mutations–with the hope of refining cancer treatment.

A study published in Science is the first of its kind. The study analyzes the DNA changes of healthy and diseased human bladder tissue to better understand the genetic changes in healthy and diseased bladder tissue. The results revealed “cancer-driving” mutations are common in healthy bladder tissue.

Surprisingly, the research team found high variability in the number and types of cancer mutations, as well as in the mutation frequency between individuals. This suggests a wide range of factors influence the cancer mutations in the bladder.

Tobacco use has long been a risk factor in bladder cancer. Though the bladder does not come into direct contact with tobacco, the chemicals are filtered out of the body by the kidneys. Therefore, the bladder comes in contact with tobacco in the urine. The study revealed a new mutational signature associated with smoking, confirming the smoking theory.

Thomas Mitchell, a senior author of the study, said: “Like many cancers, early diagnosis of bladder cancer gives the patient a much greater chance of survival. The presence of mutations in key cancer genes in bladder tumors that are usually absent in normal tissue opens up the possibility of looking for these changes in fragments of DNA that are present in urine. These ‘liquid biopsies’ could be a non-invasive way to screen for bladder cancer earlier, which could help reduce the number of people who die from this disease.”

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Analyzing ancient DNA has led to some magnificent findings over the years. We’ve learned a great deal about the history of the world through gene analytics. Now, scientists are discovering the immigration patterns of eastern humankind.

The Eastern Eurasia regions contain approximately 2.3 billion people today. That’s 30% of the world’s population! Archaeologists have learned from fossils and artifacts that humans have occupied Southeast Asia for 60,000 years and East Asia for 40,000 years.

Using bones, fossils, and seeds used by ancient farmers, scientists tracked the migration patterns of the Eurasia peoples.

A particularly interesting discovery is that while many Asian peoples look similar, Eurasian people most likely looked distinct. The genetic codes showed a vast diversity in gene pools, meaning that Eurasian people probably didn’t look the way they do today. It’s likely that their variety of genes were expressed in many ways.

Other genetic patterns indicate connections between individuals from ancient Tibetans, Mongolia, and northern China. However, research concludes that DNA common to all present-day East Asians became consistent about 9,000 years ago.

While this discovery may not impact the lay-person (besides updating your ancestry map!), it shows the rapidly-advancing technology that continues to be helpful both for archaeology and present circumstances.

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DNA testing is becoming increasingly more advanced with every passing year. The scientific community has jumped from using DNA to confirm basic family relations or assisting in forensics to now–predicting the perfect diet that will help you lose weight.

But does it actually work?

The basic science behind DNA diet kits is that specific genes influence how the individual processes food. For instance, someone who has the type CC of the APOC3 gene might be advised to follow a lower-fat diet. That’s because the type CC variation influences triglyceride processing, which can elevate levels of LDL cholesterol when following higher-fat diets.

However, studies show that 110 pairs of identical twins had varying metabolic responses to food depending on meal content, meal context, body composition, and metabolites found in the body’s cells.

In fact, these DNA diet tests aren’t more helpful than traditional advice — limit carbs, increase fiber, cut sodium, and the like. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that genetics only make up 10% of someone’s overall health. Contrastly, behaviors, social and economic factors together make up 70% of overall health.

This is not to say that genetics has no factor in health. Certain diseases, such as Type I diabetes, is known to be affected by genes. However, if you’re looking to improve your overall health and lose weight, it’s more beneficial to focus on lifestyle changes rather than the genetic component.

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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests such as Ancestry.com and 23andMe skyrocketed in sales during the mid-2010’s. DNA kits were all the rage for almost every holiday and birthday. However, in the past few years, this has significantly tapered off.

This could be due to several reasons:

• After receiving their results, most people aren’t inclined to purchase another DTC test. Since so many Americans have already had a DNA test, there are only so many consumers left to test.
• Americans may be concerned over DNA information security and are waiting until laws ensure the privacy of such information.
• Besides for the sake of sheer curiosity, knowing your genetic history has little impact on your daily life.

DTC companies have been scrambling to find new ways to coax consumers to either take the plunge of a first-time purchase or put a new spin on the product to entice a repeat-purchase.

However, now DTC may have found an alternative: partnering with the healthcare system. Seemingly, this would benefit both parties. The DTC wouldn’t have to close their doors, and physicians could enhance their healthcare with the genetic information derived from DNA tests.

This might be well and good for DTC, but DNA Paternity Testing is already incorporated into the healthcare industry! That means there won’t be any kinks or lost information. Our tests can be ordered by physicians or self-ordered.

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Sally Laurent was like many people when COVID-19 struck: there were people she still wanted to meet!

Laurent and her older half-sister were both adopted as babies. They were both raised Jewish in their Long Island home, but Laurent always wondered about her biological family. Knowing that it may be now or never, Laurent took a DNA test.

“I discovered there was not one bit of Jewish blood in me, which is okay because I’ve benefited from all of this, you know,” she said.

But more important than her lack of Jewish heritage was that she had a brother–and he also lived on Long Island!

Although Bob Stanco knew he was one of five children, he wasn’t aware of Laurent’s existence. Laurent is the sister he never knew he had.

“I knew I had and brother and a sister, full-blooded, who lived with me growing up. Prior to that, I had no idea anyone until my parents passed away,” Stanco said.

Laurent and Stanco are eager to meet once the pandemic is over. But in the meantime, they are making up for the lost time and getting to know one another through phone calls.

You can watch the heartwarming story in the video below:

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For a long time, geneticists, archaeologists, and scientists have studied the genetic makeup of historical findings. Most recently, bones and teeth of several people who lived in northern Europe during the Viking age are being studied by a team at the University of Cambridge. The reason: the bones and teeth carry a strain of ancient smallpox viruses.

The Variola virus has been around for millennia, plaguing populations as old as the Egyptians. This is the virus Barbara Mühlemann and her colleagues have traced and are studying. Their findings are pushing the boundaries on what scientists understand about virus evolution.

The group has thus far determined that the ancient smallpox strain was “derived from the same ancestor as the 20th-century virus, but didn’t give rise to it. Instead, they are a now-extinct side branch.” However, this goes against conventional virology theories, which state that  viruses are most deadly when they first jump to humans and evolve to become less deadly,

Antonio Alcamí at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, hypothesizes that the Viking-age virus wasn’t as deadly as the 20th-century virus. Another explanation given by the team was that the smallpox virus jumped from animals to people more than once.

Learn more about Mühlemann’s work in this video:

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