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The South African Khoe-San communities are no strangers to exploitative research. One research team is trying to provide genetic ancestry results to community members. But they still face many challenges.
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners’ genetic history.
A US judge has allowed police access to the major DNA database without users’ consent (including Australian users). It’s a timely reminder that we urgently need genetic privacy legislation.
We asked five experts if DNA testing was worthwhile. Four out of five said yes.
Before you attribute a trait to a famous ancestor like George Washington or Marie Antoinette, you might want to see how much DNA you actually share with these people. It’s not what you thought.
Top contributors
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Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
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Director, Queensland Bioethics Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria
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Professor in Human Evolution and Genetics, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo
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Professor in Africana & Latin American Studies