Co-constructing ancestry through direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry tests offered via the internet supposedly uncover the ancestry of those tested. While these tests might be seen as a means to find a biologically inscribed and fixed genealogy, this paper explores how companies and customers co-construct ancestry through gen...
Main Authors: | Alexander Lang, Florian Winkler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
Published: |
oekom verlag GmbH
2021-07-01
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Series: | TATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis |
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Online Access: | https://tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/6896 |
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