Some people get flowers, chocolates, or champagne for Valentine's Day. I got a kit from the National Geographic Human Genome Project! (It was EXACTLY what I asked for, so don't feel sorry for me.) When you're on a diet and can't snurf down wine and chocolate in mass amounts, a totally inedible item is the perfect gift.
What is it? The Genographic Project is, briefly put, a mapping of the human species by means of their DNA. For women, it maps your ancestor's migration via mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA)--passed on only through female lineage, and for men, it is the same thing through a Y-DNA test.
I'm not going into the lengthy details of how it works, if you're interested, go to: The Genographic Project and check it out for yourself. My results should start showing up in about 4 weeks; test results are posted by anonymous number as the lab processes the DNA results, so I'll keep everyone updated. It will be great fun to see where my ultimate ancestors came from. (The females, anyway.)
Science~! It's not just for nerds any more!
3 comments:
That looked pretty darn cool, but you know what I'd rather do with a hundred bucks!!
TIL, don't think of it as an "either / or" problem. Think of it as a "yes and yes" answer! Again, if you don't treat youself, who will??? I also went out and bought myself some nice wine today and plan on having a glass tonight. I will drink a toast to you and wish you success!
Geez, you're right!! What is wrong with me?? And right after I wrote a whole blog entry on treating myself too!! Duh!!
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