The Dark Side Of DNA Testing

DNA testing is becoming increasingly popular, with more and more of us sending off a saliva sample to learn about our ancestry and health conditions. But despite the number of slick advertising campaigns used by many online companies, there is a dark side to this industry as you can never be certain where your DNA will end up. The Quicky speaks to two experts in bio-ethics, and one of Mamamia's own who has offered up her DNA for multiple tests to find out how accurate they are, and if we should be concerned about our most personal information being shared without our knowledge. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Jessie Stephens - Assistant Head of Content at Mamamia, co-host of Mamamia’s flagship podcast Mamamia Out Loud , and host of True Crime Conversations and The Delivery Room Dr David Kirchhoffer - Director of the Queensland Bioethics Centre, and a faculty member of the School of Theology and Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University Dr Jacqueline Savard - Senior Lecturer, Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism within the School of Medicine at Deakin University CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at [email protected] Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.