Hey! I Got a Question About That

What are Genetic Tests? Are They Reliable?

March 06, 2020 The Penn State Eberly College of Science Season 1 Episode 11
Hey! I Got a Question About That
What are Genetic Tests? Are They Reliable?
Show Notes

GENETIC TESTING: Cheryl Keller, associate research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, stops by the studio to talk about genetic testing and direct-to-consumer genetics. What can these genetics tests tell us? How are tests for things like Tay-Sachs disease or Sickle-cell disease different from direct-to-consumer genetic tests? How reliable are they?

Links to Cheryl's work: 

- @KellerCaponePhD on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KellerCaponePhD
- Cheryl's Website - cherylkellercapone.wordpress.com

Links to the Eberly College of Science:

- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience
- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience
- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience
- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/