With the announcement that genetic testing company 23andMe is on the verge of bankruptcy, many customers are wondering what will be done with their collected DNA data and what protections exist for their privacy. Genetic testing can bring breakthroughs in family history for many people—especially adoptees and those in marginalized communities—but it’s important to be aware of how your DNA data can be used. The following titles explore the risks and rewards of genetic genealogy so you can make informed decisions as you research your family tree. And don’t forget that CLP has a fantastic number of resources for researching geneaology and staff members to help you – check out our resource page to learn more.
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In a quest to understand her family’s complicated history, writer Maud Newton examines the industry of family research and DNA testing, psychological profiling, and intergenerational trauma.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
This book offers detailed information and step-by-step advice for family historians interested in researching their Native American family tree through DNA testing.
Containing viewpoints from diverse voices in the field, this volume examines the controversies surrounding home DNA tests.
An easy-to-follow guide for DNA testing, including the pros and cons of the major testing companies, which test to pick for your research, and how to interpret results.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Hoopla.
Historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses research and DNA analysis to fill out the family trees of Black celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones as well as famous thinkers, writers, musicians, and more.
This title is also available for checkout in eAudio on Libby.
Part memoir and part instructional guide, this book walks adoptees through how to navigate DNA testing to solve cases of unknown parentage and includes a chapter for birth parents.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Hoopla.
A deeply reported look at DNA testing and the huge effect it has had on our society and our personal lives.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, an an eBook on Hoopla, and in eAudio on Hoopla.
An examination of how specific groups throughout history have researched their ancestors, focusing on Anglo-American white, Mormon, African American, Jewish, and Native American people, and how DNA testing has affected that research.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Hoopla.
A book of support and information for people who experience a non-paternity event from DNA testing and learn their family member is not biologically related to them.
A step-by-step method to organize and use your DNA test results to find and confirm ancestors in your family tree.