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Ancestry/Genealogy

appalachiablue

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4. Yep, read that fine print and learn some about the terms if

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #3)

Thu May 26, 2022, 06:10 PM

May 2022

possible. The tests and research sites have become so popular in recent years and I wonder how many users know or care about all the DNA and genetic aspects. In one post I saw, a few people said that the military already had their DNA so they weren't worried about it. I'm all for scientific advances but the mass selling of info. for a buck is a bit icky.

In the last 10 years I've enjoyed watching 'Finding Your Roots,' the PBS program with the historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates. There are interesting guests with their family heritage, records and surprises brought out. A while ago I'm almost certain the show used to have an ad for 'Ancestry' but I haven't noticed it in the last several years.

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Read This Before You Buy a Genetic Testing Kit: Consumer Reports [View all] appalachiablue May 2022 OP

I wouldn't want my DNA publicly available. I would hate to have strangers contacting me tblue37 May 2022 #1

That could be a real drag. I know of a family with a appalachiablue May 2022 #2

getting to know what you don't want to know is just one of the problems with DNA tests. Beastly Boy May 2022 #3

Yep, read that fine print and learn some about the terms if appalachiablue May 2022 #4