The Genetics of Genealogy on Radio Open Source

Radio Open Source is going to do a show on The Genetics of Genealogy. I've recently expressed some skepticism about many of the tests peddled by corporations and their scientist promoters, so I'm primed to jump into this discussion. I have already offered a few comments, and will probably post more as the show comes up. Until then, I also highly recommend John Hawks' comment on this topic. Update:On Point with Tom Ashbrook interviewed Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new series African American Lives, which leverages genetic science in exploring the genealogy of many prominent black Americans. The genealogies of African Americans is one case where I do think that the new genetic science is relevant, unlike whites, blacks whose ancestors were enslaved don't have parish baptismal records that can serve as a spatial and temporal anchor in their self-conception of their lineage. Though the mtDNA and Y chromosomal ...