Global DNA Project to Study Human Ancestry

Steve writes "The National Geographic Society and IBM are teaming up to map the history of human migration using DNA. The Genographic Project aims to collect 100,000 genetic samples which will be used trace the movements of humans out of Africa and around the globe. While the most useful samples will come from indiginous populations, members of the general public will be able to mail in their own DNA on special cheek swabs."

Comments

Of the Devil

[Anonymous Coward]

And people wonder why Christians such as myself as looking towards the future with skepticism. Nothing good will come of this, all IBM is doing is spitting in God's face, I fully expect Him to punish IBM's executives for this.

Re:Of the Devil

[metlin]

Fucking religious nutheads.

Educational Television

[TheBrownShow]

members of the general public will be able to mail in their own DNA on special cheek swabs.

You want me to voluntarily contribute my DNA so you can keep it on file somewhere? Not a chance! I watch CSI, you know!

We all have one parents (Adame and Eve)

[Anonymous Coward]

The outcome will show that we all have one parents, Adam and Eve, as the bible says.

Conspiracy Senses tingling...

[Filmwatcher888]

So IBM, a HUGE world-wide conglomerate, wants a DNA sample from everyone ion the planet?

I can see now that all the puzzle pieces fit: their involment with the Nazis, Building large supercomputers, Backing the communist "open-source" movement, and now a DNA database.

Next we'll discover that IBM has discovered Thule and wants to open "new" corporate offices there.

Re:Conspiracy Senses tingling...

[monkeyserver.com]

This is a little more scary than you think. I'm being serious, IBM played a HUGE part in the holocaust. Using their card sorters they helped to map out who was racially jewish (as well as other 'undesireables'). Check out this book and the corresponding website . a little more than just scary.

Obviously I don't have too many fears about national geographic, but it's better to know about IBM's past, even if they won't own up to it. BTW, the book is great, I recommend the audio version, the author has an endearing lisp :).

Is this really science???

[woodsrunner]

Firstly, the contention that human's originated from Africa is highly debatable.

Secondly, according to their map, the first man was Adam!? This sounds more like Sunday School rather than science.

Lastly, if they are trying to trace migrations, and they already have their map made up will they be fitting their data to their preconceived notions?

dangerous

[thomasa]

This dangerous research is bad. We all came from Eve and Adam 5000 years ago. Why do we need to do this?

On a more serious note (in case you did not guess the above was a joke), I always thought that historical
linguistics could provide the same answers.

Common Ancestor

[Physician]

People say that migration began with Adam and Eve from Eden. However, all but 8 humans were killed in the worldwide flood which destroyed all evidence of antediluvian migration. Our most recent common ancestor is Noah. The flood occured in approximately 2350 BC. So where did Noah's family migrate from?

The mountains of Ararat. Oh, Turkey, you say? No, the term Ararat was given to a peak in Turkey in more modern times. The mountains of Ararat are actually the modern day Zagaros Mountains of NW Iran. The tallest peak of the Zagaros is known as Mt. Sabalon which in antiquity was called "Noah's Mountain". There's a very interesting book called "In Search of the Lost Mountains of Noah" by Robert Cornuke and David Halbrook which provides much evidence of the Zagaros Mountains being the true mountains of Ararat. I highly recommend picking up a copy.