Gene reading
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Genetics promised us personalized medicine. Twenty years after sequencing the human genome, though, the most accessible reads on our DNA aren’t from our physicians, but from large corporations that sell direct-to-consumer genetic tests. Is this booming industry worth the hype?
Jaime Jacob for Quartz
STATE OF PLAYThe rise of the gene readersQuartz • April 22, 2019
DIVERSITY MATTERSBig ancestry testing companies fail people of color—but smaller organizations can helpQuartz • April 23, 2019
SPIT TAKEThis easy tool will help you decide if you should take an at-home genetic testQuartz • April 24, 2019
THAR SHE BLOWSMoby Dick: Or, the imprecision of genetic testingQuartz • April 24, 2019
99.9% IDENTICALDNA ancestry tests distort our view of race and humanityQuartz • April 25, 2019
QZ&AThe ethical and legal implications of having a universal genetic databaseQuartz • April 26, 2019
CONFERENCE CALLWatch: Many of us are taking genetic tests, but how much are we really learning?Quartz • April 26, 2019
PLAIN AND SIMPLEThe biggest problem with at-home genetic testing services is hiding in plain sightQuartz • April 27, 2019
QUARTZ PRESENTSHow businesses are building an industry using your DNAQuartz • February 14, 2020