National Geographic's Genographic study

[KingGheedora]

This is pretty cool. You can order a kit, send them your DNA (paranoid schizo's need not apply), and they will generate a report showing you the migrations of your ancestors.

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Sample report

 

[DainBramaged]

Fixed

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/journey.html

 

[Balt]

Sounds cool, depending on how much information you get.

 

[mwtgg]

This is just a ploy by a wing of the PNAC to generate a database of every American citizen's DNA. Don't fall for this garbage.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
This is just a ploy by a wing of the PNAC to generate a database of every American citizen's DNA. Don't fall for this garbage.

:Q

Whew, that was close.

 

[FoBoT]

i'm not gonna try it, you try it first

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/FoBoT/tinfoil.jpg

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: mwtgg
This is just a ploy by a wing of the PNAC to generate a database of every American citizen's DNA. Don't fall for this garbage.

:Q

Whew, that was close.

you better believe it. there's a lot they can do with your genetic template, all the way from movement tracking to psychosomatic band manipulation

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
This is just a ploy by a wing of the PNAC to generate a database of every American citizen's DNA. Don't fall for this garbage.

ya. ya might find out your paranoid.

 

[sygyzy]

I think this would be really exciting for people with "interesting" histories (ie Europeans, Africans etc). I really doubt that my ancestors came from anywhere but SE Asia. I am interested enough to check it out though. I hope I don't get a map back that shows a migration of 100 miles.

 

[Heifetz]

great stuff. I think I will try it out. It's exciting how new technologies can help us learn more about ourselves and our past.

The only thing I'm hesitant about from reading the sample report, is how general it is. I'm sure most people will get a variation of the same report. I'll be interested in finding out if anyone have any surprises.

 

[RiDE]

I think that's pretty cool, except for the $100 part.

 

[beemercer]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i'm not gonna try it, you try it first

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/FoBoT/tinfoil.jpg

Tinfoilhatery .

 

[KingGheedora]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
I think this would be really exciting for people with "interesting" histories (ie Europeans, Africans etc). I really doubt that my ancestors came from anywhere but SE Asia. I am interested enough to check it out though. I hope I don't get a map back that shows a migration of 100 miles.

Won't pretty much everyone's report show ancestors migrating from africa?

EDIT: Changed "Wont" to "Won't"