Saturday 30 June 2018

Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with

Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with

Genetic ancestry tests are often advertised as a tool to uncover new connections to diverse cultures and ancestries, but new research from the University of British Columbia has found people tend to pick and choose which races they identify with based on preconceived biases. Ancestry testing is part of a rapidly growing, billion-dollar industry that claims to use DNA to tell people about the parts of the world from which their ancestors originated.
Read more: https://news.ubc.ca/2018/06/28/genetic-ancestry-test-users-cherry-pick-which-races-to-identify-with/?source=Snapzu

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