"Greg Lovelace" <gregl@starfishnet.com> wrote: > I have been reading with some humor and some dismay all the posts > regarding the usefulness (or the lack thereof) of commercial DNA > testing for genealogical purposes. My reaction wasn't quite so mixed. I was appalled by the closemindeness demonstrated and the argumentative nature of the discussion by the self appointed genealogy "experts." > [good real world description of DNA testing use deleted ] > Now I'm not sure that any of this will satisfy any of the skeptics > who have been questioning the genealogical value of DNA testing. > All I can say is that we as a family are satisfied with our results. > We have learned a lot as a consequence of this study, and we hope to > add more subjects and learn even more. If folks would like additional real world information, a good summary of DNA testing as applied to genealogy can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allpoms/genetics.html (the top hit for the Google query "dna site:rootsweb.com" if anyone cared to look) It includes a list of 300 DNA/genealogy studies. Some of the earlier studies which have good writeups include: http://www.mumma.org/DNA.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allpoms/geneticsportal.htm For those that find information printed on dead trees more believable, our local Boston genealogy society, NEHGS, has a quarterly magzine called "New England Ancestors" which has featured real world case studies of the application of DNA testing to genealogy in its last two quarterly issues. Tom "Tom Morris" <tmorris-NOSPAM@SPAMFREE.nh.ultranet.com>