Dna Today: A Genetics Podcast

This week we’re bringing you a special episode of DNA Today! Our host, Kira Dineen, was recently a guest on The Science of Everything Podcast, discussing genetic testing with host, James Fodor. Kira thoroughly enjoyed her experience being a guest on this podcast, so we’ve decided to also release the episode on the DNA Today podcast feed! To give you a teaser… we covered a range of genetic testing topics from the process and science behind the testing, types of conditions that can be tested for, and the difference between genotyping and sequencing. We even discussed direct-to-consumer genetic testing like 23andMe and ancestry including the potential (and current) uses for criminal justice. We speculated about social implications of the testing along with other futures that may be in store for genetic testing. On This Episode We Discuss:The process and science behind genetic testingTypes of conditions that can be tested forThe difference between genotyping and sequencingDirect-to-consumer genetic test