DNA tests are uncovering the true prevalence of incest

26 georgecmu 7 8/7/2025, 5:40:51 PM theatlantic.com ↗

Comments (7)

robertlagrant · 3m ago
> And this number is just a floor: It reflects only the cases that resulted in pregnancy, that did not end in miscarriage or abortion, and that led to the birth of a child who grew into an adult who volunteered for a research study.

This might not be logical. If your DNA's in UK Biobank you might be more likely to have had a genetic disease stemming from incest.

toomuchtodo · 2h ago
zahlman · 7m ago
The article doesn't appear to be paywalled and I'm reading it just fine without JavaScript enabled. Is an archive really necessary?
tetromino_ · 1m ago
Paywalled here - can only read 2 paragraphs. Possibly paywall is triggered conditionally, for example if you read multiple articles in some time period?
voidnap · 2m ago
> I'm reading it just fine

Wow good for you, bud. But your experience isn't the same for everyone.

searine · 10m ago
This is a tragic story, but I think the bigger issue is some places have high levels of cultural acceptance of consanguine relationships.
bn-l · 1h ago
Wow that was very touching.