The Rise and Fall of BritainsDNA: A Tale of Misleading Claims, Media Manipulation and Threats to Academic Freedom

Direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing is a new and growing industry that has gained widespread media coverage and public interest. Its scientific base is in the fields of population and evolutionary genetics and it has benefitted considerably from recent advances in rapid and cost-effective DN...

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Main Authors: Debbie A Kennett, Adrian Timpson, David J. Balding, Mark G. Thomas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Genealogy
Subjects:
BBC
BritainsDNA: genetic genealogy
pseudoscience
genetic ancestry testing
academic freedom
science journalism
media studies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/2/4/47
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