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In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, titled “America’s Brutal Racial History Is Written All Over Our Genes,” Libby Copeland writes: “The debate around race consuming America right now is coinciding with a technological phenomenon at-home genetic testing kits revealing many of us are not who we thought we were. Some customers of the major DNA testing companies, which collectively have sold 37 million of these kits, are getting results that surprise them.” We talked with Libby Copeland, author of The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are, last year. The book is coming out soon in paperback. We’ll check back in with Libby Copeland today.
By Libby Copeland
Ms. Copeland is the author of “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are.” She has written about the consumer genetics testing industry for the Washington Post, Time and Slate.
Feb. 16, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
The consumer genetics testing company 23andMe this month announced that it is going public through a merger with a company founded by the billionaire Richard Branson, in a deal that valued it at $3.5 billion. This was just the latest big deal for the industry: Last year, the Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake in Ancestry, a 23andMe competitor, for $4.7 billion.…
Falmouth Jewish Congregation invites the public to a free, virtual Jewish Book Council author talk with award-winning journalist Libby Copeland, author of âThe Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are,â a look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual lives.
The program will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, February 2, at 7 PM. Register in advance on the congregationâs website to receive login information.
Falmouth Jewish Congregation is partnering with the Worcester Jewish Community Center and the Vilna Shul in Boston for the program, as well as with Eight Cousins Bookstore in Falmouth. Listeners can order books in person from Eight Cousins on the storeâs website.
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