This was posted on the Shropshire Site, do we have anything like it in the North West. Margaret > > For anyone who has, or is thinking of, getting their DNA tested there is a > project which may interest them. It is called the British Isles DNA > Project and its main aims are "to assemble a detailed haplogroup map of > the British Isles by county, corresponding to the DNA profile of the > region's early history and settlement." I interpret this as trying to > establish whether the "gene pools" of counties can be identified. > > Shrops surnames listed are:- > > COTTRELL > EDWARDS > ELSON > HARWOOD > LARRANCE > LEE > OAKELEY > PLATT > STOKES > TIPTON > > The project's address is http://www.britishislesdna.com/index.htm > > I hope this is of interest and that some of you consider adding your > results to this study so that we can get a better picture of the county's > genes. > > :-) > _________________________________________________________________ > Amazing prizes every hour with Live Search Big Snap > http://www.bigsnapsearch.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >