The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are - Couverture rigide

Copeland, Libby

 
9781419743009: The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are
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ISBN 10 : 1419743007 ISBN 13 : 9781419743009
Editeur : Abrams Press, 2020

Synopsis

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual lives

You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like “Who am I?” and “Where did I come from?” Welcome to the age of home genetic testing.

In The Lost Family, journalist Libby Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs, the science of DNA, and the business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe, all while tracing the story of one woman, her unusual results, and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern genetic detective story. Gripping and masterfully told, The Lost Family is a spectacular book on a big, timely subject.

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À propos de l?auteur

Libby Copeland is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Washington Post, New York magazine, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and many other publications. A 2010 media fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, Copeland was a reporter and editor at the Post for 11 years.

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A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual lives

You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like “Who am I?” and “Where did I come from?” Welcome to the age of home genetic testing.

In The Lost Family, journalist Libby Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs, the science of DNA, and the business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe, all while tracing the story of one woman, her unusual results, and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern genetic detective story. Gripping and masterfully told, The Lost Family is a spectacular book on a big, timely subject.

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Éditeur
Abrams Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1419743007
ISBN 13 
9781419743009
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1419747932 ISBN 13 :  9781419747939
Editeur : Abrams Press, 2021
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