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THE LOST FAMILY - LIBBY COPELAND GEBUNDEN

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on
individual livesYou swab your cheek or spit in a vial  then send it away to a lab somewhere.
Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry
certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your
entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession  a relentless drive to find answers
to questions at the core of your being  like Who am I? and Where did I come from? Welcome to
the age of home genetic testing.In The Lost Family  journalist Libby Copeland investigates what
happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the
ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs  the science of DNA  and the
business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe  all while tracing the story of one woman  her
unusual results  and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern
genetic detective story. Gripping and masterfully told  The Lost Family is a spectacular book
on a big  timely subject.

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