2017 was the year consumer DNA testing blew up

[McFurd]

MIT Technology Review - 2/13/2018 - Antonio Regalado - The number of people who have had their DNA analyzed with direct-to-consumer genetic genealogy tests more than doubled during 2017 and now exceeds 12 million, according to industry estimates. Most of those tested are in the US, suggesting that around 1 in 25 American adults now have access to personal genetic data—a figure that could spur a range of new genetic analysis services. Read more @ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6102 ... g-blew-up/