Who can access Ancestry companies' DNA database?
Jesse Mulligan, from RNZ radio in New Zealand talks to CGS' own Katie Hasson regarding how many New Zealanders have sent off their saliva samples to companies like Ancestry.com to find out about their genetic ethnicity and ancestry. The findings can be fascinating, but what happens to one's DNA after the test is done?
Companies nowadays appear to continue keeping your genetic information on their database, and that is raising many ethical and legal issues - as it has been revealed that one of the bigger ones, Ancestry.com gives access to the database to its research partners which include a subsidiary of Google.