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Dec 25, 2023

DNA Tests Are a Fun Holiday Gift… Unless They Reveal a Horrifying Secret

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

The holiday season means presents galore — but in the case of at-home DNA tests, some gifts may be better left unopened.

As experts told USA Today, the prevalence of self-serve DNA testing has made it much more likely that people discover painful family secrets — for instance, that one or both of your parents are not your genetic relatives — upon getting their results.

For years now, we’ve come across reports about people learning of their parents’ affairs via DNA testing kits from companies like Ancestry or 23andme.

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