Promethease is a literature retrieval system that compares raw DNA data to an online encyclopedia of genetics research called SNPedia. Here’s what you should know if you choose to use Promethease.

A voluntary site created for genealogists called GEDmatch is the site law enforcement and others are using to solve crimes. Solving crimes has included finding suspected perpetrators and identifying victims.

The use of the genealogical DNA website called GEDmatch to solve a long history of crimes perpetrated by the Golden State Killer has a lot of people wondering, “Should I be concerned about the privacy and security of my DNA?”

There's no right or wrong way to filter through the results of raw genomic data and no professional standards or guidelines about how to do. So I've come up with my own strategy for how to do it out of necessity.

and gain access to raw data files hasn’t fixed that basic issue. So, if you are going to download a raw data file from an at-home DNA test like 23andMe or AncestryDNA or a project like All of Us, here are eight key points to be aware of.

What is Raw data?

Sometimes in the course of testing DNA, we get a surprise with the results. A surprise we have found happening more often the more we test is the DNA feature of high levels of ROH.

People are using third-party tools that give consumers information they interpret as health information on themselves. What comes out of these third-party tools is not actually a genetic health report, but it kinda "looks" like one.

Make sure you are prepared to understand the results returned by an online tool such as Promethease.