Reneelwaring@aol.com wrote: > I think I need to add my two cents. I run a one-name-study group and at one > time pushed to have my members do a DNA test. One man did a 12 point test. > Turned out he matched with a name that our family histories show is related to > our surname. They recommented that he spend a little more money and get the > 24 point test kone which he did. When the second test was done they said he > had "O" matches to the other feller but darn it wouldn't you know he is a > perfect match with a guy from Spain who has his workup done to. Now you all know > that Waring is an English surname. There is no connection to Spain whatsoever > and no spanish in his background either. I have the Waring gentleman's workup > back to the 1200's. There is no Spanish connection. > > We asked them to redue the test since it didn't make sense that my Waring > matched the first fellow on the 12 point but didn't even match him with "1" point > on the 24. They refused. > > I smell a "scam". The laboritory is one known by all of you but I won't name > it. All I know is I no longer support this type of research and would > "never" recommend it to any of my researchers. I feel sorry for the guy that put > out all that money for the testing. If I could refund his money I would. > > Hi Renee, I've refrained from commenting on the DNA issue up to know but I think your comments simply confirm my reservations about the tests. It reminds me of the allergy testing services which were offered a while back where they could tell what foods or products a person was allergic to by "analysing" one hair from their head! I think they just prove that you can fool some of the people a lot of the time! Ian