tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post5149895570026961258..comments2024-03-09T15:46:44.638+01:00Comments on For what they were... we are: Concern for the use of genetic tests for Nazi purposesMajuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-74849234880400839952012-06-20T11:26:21.208+02:002012-06-20T11:26:21.208+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509479018374080299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-54391094695738966852012-06-13T19:03:41.971+02:002012-06-13T19:03:41.971+02:00I'm not sure that "experimenting on onese...I'm not sure that "experimenting on oneself" is so interesting. It can be of interest to genealogists or, in regions where a lot of private testing has been made, such as, say, Ireland, it may aid a bit to purely academic research. But in general I am not enthusiastic.Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-7679921863345442952012-06-13T18:52:19.763+02:002012-06-13T18:52:19.763+02:00"because what matter for me is not "my&q..."because what matter for me is not "my" private ancestry but, if anything, the ancestry of the diverse peoples and communities"<br /><br />The issue is not private testing in and of itself, but private testing without any knowledge of the subject at hand, these are the cases that become prone to manipulation. On the other hand, the advantage to private testing is that it engages you with what you are studying on a practical level rather than just remaining on the mere theoretical/publication level, basically one would and should experiment on themselves to verify or discredit what can be found in the literature, I do generally think this is healthy and also part of the scientific process. Ultimately the reason why both private individuals or scientists would study these things is in the end the same, to understand where we come from.Etyopishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311733086301215105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-42312298709805257882012-06-13T03:30:19.363+02:002012-06-13T03:30:19.363+02:00Obviously, this is an inane use of genetics and id...Obviously, this is an inane use of genetics and identity group politics, but just the most recent in a long line of abuses. I recall a blond blue-eyed surfer several years ago using his Hawaiian mtDNA haplogroup to qualify for financial benefits. On the boastful side of the pathological use of genetics spectrum, some Israeli men who test positive for the Cohen Y sequence add this result to their dating profiles.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024219782322596271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-1159832370338939212012-06-12T20:45:23.840+02:002012-06-12T20:45:23.840+02:00The time is nigh for us to stop using the word &qu...The time is nigh for us to stop using the word "pure" when discussing genetic prehistory.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850856778953207810noreply@blogger.com