Post by galvez on Dec 1, 2003 23:19:42 GMT -5
An excellent essay by MX Rienzi on autosomal testing and its implications. While this forum in no way endorses the views of Rienzi (or any other ideologue), he has written articles that some who are interested in genetics, anthropology and politics may find interesting and relevant for discussion.
www.legioneuropa.org/Front/mxnv.htm
Excerpt:
"OVER THE LAST 15 years or so, genetic studies of human populations have provided honest racial researchers with much data demonstrating the reality of biological race, the relative relationships of different populations to each other, and, more recently, the extent of admixture in various ethnic and racial groups. However, until very recently, it was not possible to obtain useful genetic information about racial ancestry at the individual level. Most analyses of individual racial identity revolved around 'phenotype' (physical appearance) and/or the racial histories of the ethny or ethnies that the individual derived ancestry from. However, we have now entered the era of the 'consumer DNA/genetic genealogy' market, and it is possible for individuals to ascertain useful information about their 'precise ancestral proportions.'"
www.legioneuropa.org/Front/mxnv.htm
Excerpt:
"OVER THE LAST 15 years or so, genetic studies of human populations have provided honest racial researchers with much data demonstrating the reality of biological race, the relative relationships of different populations to each other, and, more recently, the extent of admixture in various ethnic and racial groups. However, until very recently, it was not possible to obtain useful genetic information about racial ancestry at the individual level. Most analyses of individual racial identity revolved around 'phenotype' (physical appearance) and/or the racial histories of the ethny or ethnies that the individual derived ancestry from. However, we have now entered the era of the 'consumer DNA/genetic genealogy' market, and it is possible for individuals to ascertain useful information about their 'precise ancestral proportions.'"
