Why the Mormon Church Loves Your DNA
Prognosis: Misconception
Bloomberg
4.1 • 838 Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
A century-old quest for family records to unite relatives in heaven has transformed the church into a global leader in genealogy technology. That's paved the way for the success of companies like 23andMe who sell the promise of helping us figure out who are and where we come from.
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| 0:29.6 | There's long been a complicated relationship between science and religion, |
| 0:43.3 | but science owes a lot to religion, despite the inherent tensions. |
| 0:47.3 | Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, just to name the three main Western religions, |
| 0:52.3 | have all made contributions to science at various times through history, |
| 0:56.6 | advancing the fields of algebra, chemistry, astronomy, genetics, and more. |
| 1:10.7 | Welcome to Prognosis, Bloomberg's podcast about the intersection of health and technology |
| 1:15.7 | and the unexpected places it's taking us. I'm your host, Michelle Faye-Cortez. This week, |
| 1:22.6 | we look more deeply into the study of family origins. It's an area where one religious denomination, in particular, has really had an impact. |
| 1:31.3 | Here's Bloomberg Health Reporter, Kristen B. Brown, with the story. |
| 1:35.3 | Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president and CEO of Family Search International, Steve Rockwood. |
| 1:51.0 | You look great. |
| 1:55.0 | We are going to have such a blast this week. |
| 2:00.0 | First, I want to give a warm welcome to all of you who have joined |
| 2:05.9 | this year for the very first time. |
| 2:08.6 | If you've ever doubted the market potential of consumer DNA testing, then you probably haven't |
| 2:13.7 | been to Roots Tech. |
| 2:15.4 | You might have thought that you were just coming to a family history conference full of |
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