Comments on: A Critique of Genetic Ancestry Testing in Science Magazine

By: The Oriental Divirsicrat « HBD Books

The Oriental Divirsicrat « HBD Books — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:56:50 +0000

[...] Here’s an oriental diversicrat for you: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee is carving out a niche for herself by explaining why genetic ancestry testing is dangerous and must be suppressed by the government. [...]

By: A Critique of Genetic Ancestry Testing - Business Exchange

A Critique of Genetic Ancestry Testing - Business Exchange — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:11:56 +0000

[...] Five bioethicists have published a paper in todayâ€™s issue of Science – The Illusive Gold Standard in Genetic Ancestry… Added to Genetic Testing by Neil Gross share your reaction | 2 actions | report save // share your reaction x [...]

By: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Tougher Controls Sought For DNA Ancestry Testing

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:54:18 +0000

[...] Also, Blaine Bettinger has written an excellent critique of the above-referenced critique of genetic genealogy here: http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2009/07/02/a-critique-of-genetic-ancestry-testing-in-science-ma... [...]

By: Craig Manson

Craig Manson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:51:31 +0000

Once again, you've presented a clear, common-sense analysis. Thank you, Blaine. Craig Manson's last blog post..From the GeneaBlogie Archives: Books for Genealogy

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Genea-Musings: Best of the Genea-Blogs - June 28 - July 4, 2009 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:59:46 +0000

[...] Ireland over the past two weeks. It’s a great look at how an Irish genealogy expert does research.* A Critique of Genetic Ancestry Testing in Science Magazine by Blaine Bettinger on The Genetic Genealogist blog. Blaine discusses the support of government [...]

By: This Week in Science | The Daily Scan | GenomeWeb

This Week in Science | The Daily Scan | GenomeWeb — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:29:54 +0000

[...] In a policy forum article, lead author Sandra Soo-Jin Lee from Stanford looks at quality standards in genetic ancestry testing, ultimately calling for government regulation of this field. Blogger Blaine Bettinger offers his thoughts on the article here. [...]

By: N. Yvonne Tallini

N. Yvonne Tallini — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:02:04 +0000

TruGenetics, Inc. is offering free genome screening to their first 10,000 customers. Anyone know anything about this company?

N. Yvonne Tallini, RN PhD

By: N. Yvonne Tallini

N. Yvonne Tallini — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:21 +0000

I also read with interest the article by Lee et al and Blaine’s poignant comments. In my opinion the only reason this article appears in one of the top ranked scientific journals, “Science”, is due to the fact geneatic ancestry is a new, hot topic/subject. Notice the article appears in the segment “Policy Forum” which is a heads-up for more regulation. I felt they blurred the lines between DNA samples obtained by the scientific community for research purposes only compared with individuals interested in their own disease potential or common ancestral “origin” assuming the same regulations should govern both bodies. Considering this field is still in the early stages of development some regulation will be necessary but educating the consumer should be the primary goal not having federal agencies such as “Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” all providing regulatory standards.
N. Yvonne Tallini, RN PhD

By: Stephen J Danko, PhD

Stephen J Danko, PhD — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:51:32 +0000

Blaine, I read the article by Lee et al. before reading your blog, and I agree with your analysis.
My first reaction to the article was that the Havasupi case is a poor example to support the authors' argument for increased regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry tests. There exists a huge difference between human samples collected for research purposes by a clinical laboratory and genetic genealogy tests ordered by individual consumers who submit samples of their own DNA for analysis. I also support your goal of educating the consumers who may wish to take advantage of tests for genetic genealogy. I believe that the better consumers understand genetic genealogy tests, the more likely they will be to choose the best test for their purposes, understand the results, and feel in the end that the tests helped them achieve their goals. Stephen J Danko, PhD's last blog post..The Death and Burial of Johann Gerhard Lather ? 1739