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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."
I can see it now, spit in an envelope and sending it to DNA department.
PS. No horking big lugies.
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This is really just an attempt by IBM to prepare a defense against SCO that shows that Wookiees do not, in fact, come from Endor.
Because we all know how EVIL National Geographic is!
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if they accecpt other swabbing techniques? The "other" dna sources would probably get a huge male bias to the data though.
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Every time someone uses their hands to touch an envelope or their tongue to seal it, they are probably leaving trace amounts of *gasp* DNA on the envelope. OH NO! There's probably DNA floating around EVERYWHERE by now!
And what if they sneezed a little virus particle onto the letter that they wrote to you!?
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These cheek swabs are not oral! You have been warned.
I'd like too see their reaction if someone sent them the DNA of a chimpanzee... Given the similarity between the two DNAs, it might take them them a while to figure that one out...
...when it turned out your paternal line came from the mailman? ;)
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But I can't see why the National Geographic cares.
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> I watch CSI, you know!
I've never heard this on CSI: "We searched CODIS and the National Geographic DNA Database."
public will be able to mail in their own DNA on special cheek swabs.
If crumpled up tissues count as these cheeked swabs then I can meet their 100,000 quota by tonight.
Don't worry, I wont have to change any of my usual plans.
So, how many out there think this is a government funded plot to genetically tag everyone on the planet, starting with a very innocent looking 100k?
Prepare to superglue foil inside you entire mouth. You know, just in case of some forced swab penetration.
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>> I watch CSI, you know!
>I've never heard this on CSI: "We searched CODIS and the National Geographic DNA Database."
No? It was the same episode where they searched Slashdot for people who could take a joke. They didn't find anything.
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