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Researchers Create Largest Human Family Tree: 27 Million Ancestors

Family Tree Shows Genetics Has Limited Influence On Longevity

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute(BDI) have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. The study has been published in Science. The past two decades have seen extraordinary advancements in human genetic research, generating genomic …

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Genetics Firm Gives Law Enforcement Run Of Profiles Without User Permission

Genetics Firm Gives Law Enforcement Run Of Profiles Without User Permission

Family Tree DNA has given USA law enforcement open access to its database for over 1 million users without their permission or knowledge, with hopes of it helping to solve crimes; implications for genetic privacy are dire. There is at least one company working with law enforcement as Family Tree DNA has admitted in a …

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