I feel badly when I hear people insulting others on their opinions as to what may be helpful information from another perspective. Case in point would be the exchange below re. building and providing access to DNA databases for PEOPLE access ... I would urge people NOT to let their fears of the misuse of a technology such as DNA "proofs" to rule their behavior so they abuse their own integrity and dignity AND that of those they insult. Knives, for instance, (lower tech admittedly) can both kill and serve humankind's needs. Same with the sun ... even lower tech. Hi tech no difference ... its the USE of KNOWLEDGE which determines whether it will be abusive or "good" for humankind. I would like to "crack open a seed of food for thought" (my husband's words), re use of DNA databases and geneology. As an Indian law attorney and concerned human, I have been involved in tribal enrollments and some "roots" type research. I can see where many "disputes" and disenfranchisement as members of a tribal community could simply be solved by the use of DNA to prove/disprove whether someone is/is not of a given tribal heritage. WHAT a neat, energy-saving, time-saving, emotion-saving, TRUTH-FINDER that it could provide. So it can be used to protect civil-rights as well as what the "nazi" politically-based fears expressed below. Let us instead think of the BETTER WAY of applying knowledge ... for humankind ... instead of using knowledge to INSULT one another ... lets be UP WITH PEOPLE!! (AND other species) ... lets exercise our dignity for our common welfare. I > --------------7B07DF35834DC41E96C4F3EC > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 23:14:13 -0600 > From: skm <[email protected]> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) > X-Accept-Language: en > MIME-Version: 1.0 > To: humphri <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: DNA-Pedigree > References: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > humphri----You are the perfect nut case. This has the markings of a NAZI. > I have nothing in my family TREE or brickwall that could possibly warrant > that. > You need to take a pencil and paper, go to your nearest library and lock > yourself in. Unless you are already locked up? > If BYU is doing this then it is time to STOP them also. > I will notify and start asking questions. > This is illegal. It is called "Roe vs. Wade". An invasion > of privacy. > > humphri wrote: > > > Wouldn't this be a perfect solution for all of us with insurmountable > > Brickwalls? > > Cheers Georgene > > ======================================================== > > BYU Assembles Database To Help Track Bloodlines > > > > REXBURG (AP) - A drop of blood may help people finally fill out their > > family tree. > > > > Many groan at the idea of poring over ancestral charts and searching > > through endless databases, but Brigham Young University's molecular > > genealogy researchers may have found a way to simplify some of that > > work. > > > > The scientists say people are linked in “family trees” based on genetic > > markers. > > Ancestors can be traced in pedigrees based on DNA that reveal > > relationships that are not detectable in genealogies based on names, > > written records or oral traditions, said Scott Woodward of the > > university. > > > > What we are able to do is take the genetic information and assign it an > > ancestral home,” he > > said. Last March, BYU's molecular genealogists began collecting samples > > in Utah. As of Jan. 31, they had 8,085 samples in the United States and > > 6,990 around the world in countries such as Oman, Egypt, England, Peru, > > Bolivia and Chile. They intend to take 100,000 blood samples in the next > > four years. The researchers are in eastern Idaho this week. > > To participate in the genetic testing, people will be asked to donate > > blood and bring a four generation pedigree chart com plete with dates > > and places of birth. > > > > -- > > "Welding Links Lineages" [email protected], Copyright (C)1986-2001 > > Memoirs<http://aitchcrests.tripod.com/MyChildhood/> > > Alaska Cruise 2000<http://aitchcrests.tripod.com/Alaska00trip/> > > H.A.Breshears:<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irhpmuh/index.htm> > > > > 1997 Breshears Index: <http://www.angelfire.com/id/deeproots> > > > > ==============================