Comments on: DNA-Supported Ancestral Tourism

By: Hsien

Hsien — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:14:15 +0000

lol Nothing’s as sensational as “Who’s Yo Daddy??”

Oh dear. Maybe that was very un-PC.

By: Hsien

Hsien — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:13:46 +0000

Who knows. Maybe I’m Scottish! I do like plaid….

By: Hsien

Hsien — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:12:54 +0000

If you got your DNA analyzed and compared the marker data against others in the database with your surname or related surnames, I bet you could exclude some possibilities. If you do it, share your results with us!

By: Hsien

Hsien — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:54:24 +0000

On a somewhat related note about adoption in China, there are a number of groups in the US that try to match DNA from siblings adopted out of China. Will the wonders of DNA technology never cease?

By: alicia

alicia — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:45:24 +0000

Hmm…if these things become popular, will it mean Maury Povich may have to choose a new topic for his talk shows each day?

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:18:03 +0000

It’s irrelevant, the Scottish are Welsh! At least that’s the tabloid headline I glimpsed t’other day…

By: Keith Robison

Keith Robison — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:01:04 +0000

Well, this might solve the mystery as to whether we are Scottish or Welsh (or can it? Aye, there’s the rub) — the records are a bit hazy due to an ancestor being orphaned.

On the other hand, I have never been at all tempted to try haggis, so I’m probably Welsh.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:05:35 +0000

I feel more than a little cautious about doing that!

One thing that would be interesting to know—-my maternal grandfather was adopted and who knows who is parents might have been.