Wondrium. Science. Social Sciences

12 lectures (approximately 30 minutes each)

Researcher Anita Foeman surveys developments in ancestry DNA, a field that emerged from the Human Genome Project in 2003, covering: the genesis of DNA testing and what it can and cannot tell about an individual; what makes family and ethnic identity authentic in the DNA age; the largest DNA database in human history, which is used by law enforcement, the health sciences, and the pharmaceutical industry; individuals who have discovered shocking surprises in their backgrounds as a result of DNA ancestry analysis

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Lecturer, Anita Foeman

DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation

disc 1.

Your ancestry, your identity ; What genetic testing brings to ancestry ; Sensitive approaches to ancestry results ; When family narrative meets genetic testing ; Privacy versus connection in DNA testing ; DNA Discussion Project research --

disc 2.

How genograms reveal your ancestry ; Gaining insight through your genetics ; Designer babies and DNA ancestry ; Personalized medicine and your genome ; Levels of your identity ; Making art with DNA ancestry