Geneology through DNA

March 19, 2006 By

Buzz Bruggeman has an interesting post where he talked about sending off a sample of his DNA to Family Tree DNA and found some people who were related to him through his DNA. Wild idea!

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  • ha

    “The drug, it is made of monkey cum. They keeps these monkeys locked in a room all day and make them jerk off and then they boil it or something and that’s what the drug is made of.”

    “They make them jerk off?”

    “Yeah, they show them animal pornography. You know really kinky stuff, like two doogs and a cat or a bat with a pig.”

    “That’s bullshit”

    “All right you two get out of my cab, I don’t like that kind of language around here”

  • ha

    “The drug, it is made of monkey cum. They keeps these monkeys locked in a room all day and make them jerk off and then they boil it or something and that’s what the drug is made of.”

    “They make them jerk off?”

    “Yeah, they show them animal pornography. You know really kinky stuff, like two doogs and a cat or a bat with a pig.”

    “That’s bullshit”

    “All right you two get out of my cab, I don’t like that kind of language around here”

  • http://amanoffaith.blogspot.com/ jeff dowdle

    Cool idea, might have to give it a shot.

  • http://amanoffaith.blogspot.com jeff dowdle

    Cool idea, might have to give it a shot.

  • http://www.seobuzzbox.com/ Aaron Pratt

    Very cool!

  • http://www.seobuzzbox.com Aaron Pratt

    Very cool!

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  • http://www.vaspersthegrate.blogspot.com/ v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    No, the real story: they are going to clone Buzz, to unleash an army of network connectors. Feel the Tsunami.

  • http://www.vaspersthegrate.blogspot.com v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    No, the real story: they are going to clone Buzz, to unleash an army of network connectors. Feel the Tsunami.

  • http://hunscher.typepad.com/futurehit Hunscher

    I especially love the “FTDNATiP” -

    “…for the Y-DNA, our patent pending FTDNATiP – the Time Predictor to the Most Recent Common Ancestor between you and other individuals that are relevant matches to you.”

    Relevant matches – like, other kids your dad fathered that your mom doesn’t know about?

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  • http://hunscher.typepad.com/futurehit Hunscher

    I especially love the “FTDNATiP” -

    “…for the Y-DNA, our patent pending FTDNATiP – the Time Predictor to the Most Recent Common Ancestor between you and other individuals that are relevant matches to you.”

    Relevant matches – like, other kids your dad fathered that your mom doesn’t know about?

    >

  • http://hunscher.typepad.com/futurehit Hunscher

    Hmmm… better block this site in my family’s “porn filter” immediately…

  • http://hunscher.typepad.com/futurehit Hunscher

    Hmmm… better block this site in my family’s “porn filter” immediately…

  • Jason Hawryluk

    What about ramifications here. What if someone do not want to be found for some reason or another?

  • Jason Hawryluk

    What about ramifications here. What if someone do not want to be found for some reason or another?

  • http://www.activewords.com/ Buzz Bruggeman

    I think that when I signed up I agreed to share certain data. I was interested in finding out who was out there that I might be related to. Hopefully as the data base grows the possibilities of other family popping up will be great. There is no requirement that you respond to E-Mail that you get, but so far it has been fun.

    I wish I knew more about my family, and/or that one of my ancestors had done a better job of memorializing our family history. It would have been a great resource for me and for my children.

  • http://www.activewords.com/ Buzz Bruggeman

    I think that when I signed up I agreed to share certain data. I was interested in finding out who was out there that I might be related to. Hopefully as the data base grows the possibilities of other family popping up will be great. There is no requirement that you respond to E-Mail that you get, but so far it has been fun.

    I wish I knew more about my family, and/or that one of my ancestors had done a better job of memorializing our family history. It would have been a great resource for me and for my children.

  • http://www.richbrownell.com/ Richard Brownell

    The issue I see what any repository of DNA information is that no matter how protected they want you to believe that information is, it really isn’t. There is no privelege granted when you voluntarily surrender your DNA. They don’t serve as your doctor, legal council, spouse, or religious council (which I believe are all of the protected ones).

    So, just as easy as the government can get a warrant to search your house or your car, they can grab your DNA up as well. And recently our government could care less about warrants to begin with (and the senate is currently looking at a bill to make it legal) so I wouldn’t doubt that they would just storm in and take the data if they ever felt the need.

    Will the government getting your DNA hurt you in any way? Probably not. But it is best to err on the side of privacy than risk a potential government DNA data center. I’d rather not have to spit into a DNA analyser every time I go into a government building ;)

  • http://www.richbrownell.com Richard Brownell

    The issue I see what any repository of DNA information is that no matter how protected they want you to believe that information is, it really isn’t. There is no privelege granted when you voluntarily surrender your DNA. They don’t serve as your doctor, legal council, spouse, or religious council (which I believe are all of the protected ones).

    So, just as easy as the government can get a warrant to search your house or your car, they can grab your DNA up as well. And recently our government could care less about warrants to begin with (and the senate is currently looking at a bill to make it legal) so I wouldn’t doubt that they would just storm in and take the data if they ever felt the need.

    Will the government getting your DNA hurt you in any way? Probably not. But it is best to err on the side of privacy than risk a potential government DNA data center. I’d rather not have to spit into a DNA analyser every time I go into a government building ;)

  • http://www.vaspersthegrate.blogspot.com/ v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    They need your DNA sample, so they can tell how far you’ve “cooperated” (i.e., mutated), and what further “improvements” will be deemed genetically necessary.

    Hey, Robert, I am pushing the Web 2.0 Workgroup at my TechRepublic blog, see my recent post “IT at MGM/Mirage, Las Vegas”…yeah, I figured that would get your attention.

  • http://www.vaspersthegrate.blogspot.com v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    They need your DNA sample, so they can tell how far you’ve “cooperated” (i.e., mutated), and what further “improvements” will be deemed genetically necessary.

    Hey, Robert, I am pushing the Web 2.0 Workgroup at my TechRepublic blog, see my recent post “IT at MGM/Mirage, Las Vegas”…yeah, I figured that would get your attention.

  • http://techrepublic.com.com/5247-6257-0.html v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    Click my name now and nav to it.

  • http://techrepublic.com.com/5247-6257-0.html v((aspers th’ gr]*ate

    Click my name now and nav to it.

  • Podesta

    Actually, people misinterpet the importance of this kind of DNA research. It is extremely general. For example, it might tell someone what part of a continent some of their genes come from, but that has little to do with actual consanguinity (family relationship.) Also, the results are limited by the number and broadness of the DNA data bank available. For example, if the data bank does not have many or broad Amerindian DNA samples, your Amerindian ancestry might not show up or be underestimated. The companies selling the kits are not being as straightforward as they could be.

  • Podesta

    Actually, people misinterpet the importance of this kind of DNA research. It is extremely general. For example, it might tell someone what part of a continent some of their genes come from, but that has little to do with actual consanguinity (family relationship.) Also, the results are limited by the number and broadness of the DNA data bank available. For example, if the data bank does not have many or broad Amerindian DNA samples, your Amerindian ancestry might not show up or be underestimated. The companies selling the kits are not being as straightforward as they could be.