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DNA heritage testing is often referred as genetic astorology: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21687013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environm
by loriverkutya 9y ago
DNA heritage testing is often referred as genetic astorology:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21687013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21687013
UCL has a nice page collecting the scientific facts:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mace-lab/debunking http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mace-lab/debunking
- NOSHSHNACKERS 9y agothanks this UCL is more interesting than the gizmodo
- DenisM 9y agoOh, but there is more to that. It's the kind of mysticism that the educated people wouldn't be ashamed to engage in. The demand was there all along, and still is, strong as ever. Also consider magic potions, for example.
- klmr 9y agoPlease note that the UCL page specifically distinguishes DNA ancestry testing from genetic astrology: DNA ancestry testing is in principle scientifically valid, albeit still fairly imprecise due to sparse data.