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fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago
Relationships

Help! A Stranger Is Harassing Me to Get a DNA Test. I Don't Want Anything to Do With Her.

A man struggles with the decision to connect with his deceased brother's daughter after a traumatic childhood.
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago
Parenting

My Husband's DNA Test Triggered a Series of Unfortunate Events. Somehow, His Mom Blames Him.

Benny's mother-in-law blames him for her marriage's end, but support should focus on the father-in-law who is hurt by the betrayal.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

Help! A Stranger Is Harassing Me to Get a DNA Test. I Don't Want Anything to Do With Her.

A man struggles with the decision to connect with his deceased brother's daughter after a traumatic childhood.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

My Husband's DNA Test Triggered a Series of Unfortunate Events. Somehow, His Mom Blames Him.

Benny's mother-in-law blames him for her marriage's end, but support should focus on the father-in-law who is hurt by the betrayal.
fromNature
1 week ago

How DNA forensics is transforming studies of ancient manuscripts

"It had its own biography, its own deep history. It seemed like an archaeological site between covers," recalls Stinson, who is now a medievalist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
History
Pets
fromInsideHook
1 week ago

Review: Which Dog DNA Test Is Right for You?

DNA tests can reveal a dog's breed, relatives, and health traits, providing insights beyond mere guessing.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Mystery surrounds paternity of child whose mother had sex with identical twins

Current DNA testing cannot determine the biological father between identical twins, leaving parental responsibility unresolved in a legal case.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Court of appeal says it cannot rule on which identical twin fathered a child

Paternity cannot be determined between identical twins due to DNA testing limitations, leaving parental responsibility unresolved for the child.
SF parents
fromHigh Country News
2 weeks ago

A DNA archive critical to identifying missing migrants has itself gone missing - High Country News

Colibrí Center's missing-persons database has become inaccessible, leaving families without hope for identifying missing migrants.
Parenting
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Adoption is a beautiful way to build a family. But it's not one-size-fits-all. - LGBTQ Nation

Adoption has various paths, each with unique processes, costs, and timelines, requiring thorough understanding before proceeding.
Health
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

A healthy pregnancy doesn't depend solely on the woman: why the father's health is crucial for child development

Father's health and behaviors significantly impact pregnancy outcomes and child development, challenging the traditional focus solely on the mother.
OMG science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins

Ancient DNA can be recovered from sediments, revolutionizing the study of extinct species and the history of ecosystems.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

I was back at work the next day paternity leave is a nightmare for dads like me'

The Independent provides crucial reporting on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible journalism funded by donations.
Law
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Behind Commercial Surrogacy and Its Regulations in California | KQED

Commercial surrogacy offers hope for couples unable to conceive, but recent investigations raise concerns about regulations and the rights of surrogates.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Husband's Sister Refuses to Carry Our Baby for a Selfish, Irrational Reason

Surrogacy is a personal choice, and individuals have the right to refuse for any reason, including emotional discomfort.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: How DNA testing can tell identical twins apart

Advanced forensic techniques including whole-genome sequencing and epigenetic analysis can differentiate between identical twins in criminal investigations, while GLP-1 drugs show potential in reducing addiction across multiple substances, and researchers have successfully synthesized hexagonal diamond.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

My Husband Is Treating My Pregnancy Like a Science Experiment. He Needs to Stop.

A husband's excessive focus on pregnancy perfection can be addressed through evidence-based resources and setting boundaries on information sharing.
Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?

Identical twins share identical DNA, making standard forensic DNA testing unable to distinguish which twin committed a crime, though whole-genome sequencing can identify rare post-birth mutations to differentiate them.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I clicked on a button and everything changed': how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

It was another detail that the rest of the family apparently knew but had never told me; they thought I already knew. The biology mattered less to me than the secret. Dad had been adopted, it turned out. A classic affliction of the 1950s, in which young, unmarried couples were forced to give away their newborn babies.
Books
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Nobody talks about why men in their thirties who are about to become fathers suddenly start calling their own dad more often - it's not closeness, it's an audit, they're going through every memory trying to separate what to repeat from what to bury and the silence between the calls is where most of the work is happening - Silicon Canals

Growing up in Melbourne with two brothers, I thought I had a pretty clear picture of my childhood. Good times, tough times, the usual family dynamics. But pregnancy has this way of turning you into an archaeologist of your own past. Suddenly, I'm remembering random Saturday mornings when my dad would wake us up early for fishing trips we didn't want to go on.
Parenting
OMG science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: This Utah family line might be evidence of 'selfish genes' in humans

Researchers identified a Utah family with seven generations showing twice as many boys as girls, providing first clear evidence of sex-ratio distorting genes in humans.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Genealogists release image in attempt to identify child's skull found in N.H. store in the 1990s

Investigative genetic genealogists are asking for the public's help to identify a child whose skull was seized from a Seabrook, N.H., business more than 30 years ago. The DNA Doe Project, a California-based nonprofit that builds DNA profiles from unidentified human remains, released a new facial reconstruction on Monday. The group also announced that the skull - believed to belong to a girl between the ages of 7 and 9 - has ancestral roots on the Greek island of Chios.
US news
Science
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Scientists Question the Conventional Y Chromosome Wisdom

Researchers discovered evidence that certain genetic elements can skew sex ratios toward male offspring beyond the expected 50/50 split, with one family showing a 2:1 male-to-female ratio across generations.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromFuturism
2 months ago
Science

Jeffrey Epstein Had a Bizarre Obsession With "Improving" Human DNA, and He Was Emailing With Top Scientists About It

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Science

Jeffrey Epstein Had a Bizarre Obsession With "Improving" Human DNA, and He Was Emailing With Top Scientists About It

fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Parents accused of murdering three-month-old baby

Paramedics and police attended the defendants' home on Kingsway at 11:34 GMT on 30 January. Paramedics performed emergency first aid at the scene and then rushed Adam to hospital. Prosecutor Joel Smith KC said Adam suffered bleeding on the brain and fractures to both sides and top of the skull.
UK news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family releases partial independent autopsy results

The four bullets Renee Good took from the gun fired by Minnesota ICE officer Jonathan Ross hit her once each in the arm, breast and head, while a fourth grazed her body, her family said in releasing partial results of an independent autopsy on the slain mother of three. A highly respected and credentialed medical pathologist performed the procedure, said
US politics
#genetic-genealogy
fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

Desperate federal investigators weigh using DNA genealogy websites for Nancy Guthrie case | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

Desperate federal investigators weigh using DNA genealogy websites for Nancy Guthrie case | Fortune

History
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

People Are Sharing The Most Interesting Things They've Discovered About Their Ancestors

Descendants discovered ancestors including a Greek-knighted inventor who saved grape crops, writer E.T.A. Hoffman, and bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Psychology says the reason your father never told you he was proud of you isn't that he wasn't - it's that his generation was taught that providing was the language of love, and he said it every day in ways you weren't listening for - Silicon Canals

Generational norms of emotional restraint can conceal consistent, practical care; recognizing everyday acts can reveal deep, nonverbal expressions of love and support.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Adoption vs. biological family building: What LGBTQ+ couples should consider - LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ+ people can pursue family-building through biological methods or adoption, each with practical considerations and varied timelines.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Parents charged with murder of baby boy

Two parents in North Finchley were charged with murder and causing or allowing their three-month-old's death after the infant sustained significant injuries and later died.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Their Mutated Genes Were Supposed to Be Harmless

People who carry single-gene mutations for disorders like thalassemia can experience real health effects, including lethargy and fainting, despite being labeled asymptomatic.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Families falling apart because of UK's broken' paternity leave, study suggests

The campaign groups, The Dad Shift and Movember, said hundreds of thousands of families were falling apart as a result of a parental leave system described by MPs as one of the worst in the developed world. A survey commissioned by the groups found that 69% of single parents said the UK's two-week, low-pay paternity leave made it harder to share parental responsibility, exacerbating gender inequalities.
UK politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family shares independent autopsy results, says DOJ is withholding evidence

The 37-year-old poet and mother-of-three was killed by an ICE officer January 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota during what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called "targeted operations" near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Noem alleged that "rioters began blocking ICE officers," claiming that Good "weaponized" her vehicle by attempting to run over agents. Noem labeled Good's actions as "domestic terrorism" and those of the officers as "self defense," but multiple eyewitness accounts and video footage from the incident contradict this.
US politics
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Genealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to them

Investigators may use DNA genealogy databases to match DNA from Nancy Guthrie's case and potentially identify suspects or relatives when CODIS yields no matches.
Science
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

How a recent shift in DNA sleuthing might help investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case

Investigators are using forensic investigative genetic genealogy and additional DNA methods to find a suspect and locate 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie after CODIS returned no matches.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Pittsburg man drugged his young daughter to steal her blood as she slept, police say

A Pittsburg father allegedly drugged and drew blood from his children, leaving them lethargic; police found unsanitary living conditions and took custody of the children.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

Martschenko's argument is largely that genetic research and data have almost always been used thus far as a justification to further entrench extant social inequalities. But we know the solutions to many of the injustices in our world-trying to lift people out of poverty, for example-and we certainly don't need more genetic research to implement them. Trejo's point is largely that more information is generally better than less.
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