Thinking about purchasing a genetic test? The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) recommends that consumers ask the following six questions: 1. Is the test done in a medical lab certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)? 2. Is a genetic counselor, physician or...

Trolls have been around these here parts. They’re upset because I wrote disparaging remarks about a particular company marketing DNA tests for detecting a child’s “innate talent.” But contrary to their accusations that I deny the genetic basis of behavior, predisposition, and...

When Mohammed Becirovic returned to his village he found his home a charred ruin his wife and two daughters gone abducted by Serbian militiamen....

Fresh on the heels of the launch of the deCODE BreastCancer genetic test last week, Dr. Arthur Caplan, renowned director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, said in an article for MSNBC.com that breast cancer gene tests are not worth the price . If you are worried about your risk...

It's been almost two years since I last wrote about Family Tree DNA and thought I'd check in and explore how I'm doing so far (You can see my first post about FTDNA here...just don't laugh because it was also my very first blog post).  It looks like FTDNA is now up to over 204000 records as of ...

If and when we should receive a copy of the original article by Gabriel Haslip-Viera, to which the response below was added, as well as the response by the author to the commentary below, we will include those. Thus far, only the item below has been received. ••••••• Amerindian mtDNA i...

The New York Times reported this past weekend that more people are having problems obtaining affordable health insurance. On top of the budget constraints people face during a recession, even those who are covered by employer health insurance have to deal with “some combination of higher premi...

read this and then tell me if you think these "privacy concerns" are "imaginary"... [S]tates are moving to conduct familial searches of criminal databases, looking for close-to-perfect matches with DNA from crime scenes. A partial match with a convicted criminal could implicate a brother or daughter...

Please welcome The Skeptical Alchemist and Think Gene to The DNA Network. They are the Network’s 51st and 52nd members! Andrew Meyer of Buzzyeah has been going through his 23andMe results and was also featured in this week’s Newsweek article - May We Scan Your Genome? DNATraits is offeri...

Personal genomics company Navigenics will be hosting DNANYC in New York City starting today. The event runs from April 8 through April 17 and is meant to “celebrate the promise of genetic health.” Navigenics is now open for business and you can become a “member” for $2, 500 i...