Just this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on Capitol
Hill to face questions about privacy and how his company uses your
personal information. The same questions could be asked about those
popular home DNA test kits.. and what the companies behind them do with
your genetic information. Our Lisa Fletcher investigates the promise and
profits of DNA.
Lisa: Unlocking who you really are...is the promise of take-home DNA testing. Heather Townsend wanted to trace her roots, so she submitted a sample to the company, MyHeritage (*statement below).
Heather Townsend: I always knew I’m Scottish and English, all these things and so it was kind of expecting it to be reaffirmed is just kind of a fun thing. It kind of gives you some rough percentages and from these select countries you have DNA from.
Sheldon Krimsky heads the Council for Responsible Genetics - a public interest watchdog group, focusing on genetic technologies. He wrote a consumer guide about DNA tests and suggests the results may not be worth the risk.
http://fullmeasure.news/news/terrorism-security/dna-database
Lisa: Unlocking who you really are...is the promise of take-home DNA testing. Heather Townsend wanted to trace her roots, so she submitted a sample to the company, MyHeritage (*statement below).
Heather Townsend: I always knew I’m Scottish and English, all these things and so it was kind of expecting it to be reaffirmed is just kind of a fun thing. It kind of gives you some rough percentages and from these select countries you have DNA from.
Sheldon Krimsky heads the Council for Responsible Genetics - a public interest watchdog group, focusing on genetic technologies. He wrote a consumer guide about DNA tests and suggests the results may not be worth the risk.
http://fullmeasure.news/news/terrorism-security/dna-database
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