I am sure there was some Radio 4 thing years back that basically refuted all of these DNA tests. From memory I think it was because the databases at the time were too vague (possibly).
Quote from: aev on September 09, 2021, 07:05:31 PMI am sure there was some Radio 4 thing years back that basically refuted all of these DNA tests. From memory I think it was because the databases at the time were too vague (possibly).Yep, it's largely bollocks, sadly. Due to migration and interbreeding in Eurasia, unless you're of largely African, Indigenous American or Indigenous Australiasian, it's all quite ham-fisted.
Quote from: Rory on September 10, 2021, 12:06:47 AMQuote from: aev on September 09, 2021, 07:05:31 PMI am sure there was some Radio 4 thing years back that basically refuted all of these DNA tests. From memory I think it was because the databases at the time were too vague (possibly).Yep, it's largely bollocks, sadly. Due to migration and interbreeding in Eurasia, unless you're of largely African, Indigenous American or Indigenous Australiasian, it's all quite ham-fisted.I think you underestimate the effects of being ham-fisted! He stilll hasn't recovered.
Quote from: aev on September 09, 2021, 07:05:31 PMI am sure there was some Radio 4 thing years back that basically refuted all of these DNA tests. From memory I think it was because the databases at the time were too vague (possibly).There’s got to be some truth in them because it linked me with cousins in Ireland and the US that I know I’m related to.
Quote from: saunders_heroes on September 10, 2021, 09:19:31 AMQuote from: aev on September 09, 2021, 07:05:31 PMI am sure there was some Radio 4 thing years back that basically refuted all of these DNA tests. From memory I think it was because the databases at the time were too vague (possibly).There’s got to be some truth in them because it linked me with cousins in Ireland and the US that I know I’m related to.Yeah they're effective up to a point, but the whole 'you are 13.2% Viking, 3% Spanish, 41.7% Klingon' is balls, according to my brother-in-law who is a biochemist. So they can trace 3 or 4 generations back, and give you an approximation of your 'origin' based on geographical probability. That's my understanding anyway.Ancestry and stuff is a different matter, of course, because they're based on archives.
Yeah that's the thing, it's useful as one tool of many. It's just that I've had enough people bore me to tears about how their results have made them want to 'reconnect with their 1.5% Greek roots' or whatever.
So...back on topic....Wes and Nas - is there any far away, unexpected ancestry in our two leaders?