Most of us who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints didn't realize the foundations were challenged until we read this article in the Los Angeles Times last month, which was posted here at FR:
Bedrock of a Faith Is Jolted. If you would like to read an article about DNA and the Book of Mormon, this is a good one to start with:
DNA and the Book of Mormon. And here is another essay from Jeff Lindsay who links even more articles by authors who
Does DNA evidence refute the Book of Mormon?". And from the official news site of the LDS church,
DNA and the Book of Mormon. I know that Hugh Hewitt interviewed William Lobdell on his program (Lobdell was the author of the LA Times article.) And a week later, Hewitt did interview Dr Daniel Peterson from BYU and Dr John Butler who is a project leader at the Human Identity DNA Technologies Group, Biotechnology Division for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The Other side of the Book of Mormon DNA debate.