In a message dated 11/16/2007 5:32:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, MonicaBOS writes: Wow, Jim. That is really interesting, although it took me numerous readings to finally understand it. My eyes tend to cross and then shut down on most things that are science based. But once I did "get it", I found your email very informative. I have been wondering about the whole DNA thing too. Toying with getting it done but then just thinking of having my father do it. Now I might do both, unless somebody can come up with information on it really not being all that useful................................. Here's another question. Are some companies better than others? I have read about the National Geographic DNA program. Now, Ancestry.com is "doing" DNA testing. My sister-in-law has had herself and my husband tested through another company. So these companies are popping up all over the place. I would think one would want to be tested by a company that has the most people joining that company. Yes? Am I making any sense here? And another concern for me is the privacy issue. Yeah, yeah. I know. This isn't about that. But............this could all be misused at some point, couldn't it? Do these companies guarantee that the DNA info will definitely not be used for anything else? And can they really guarantee that? I mean, hell, they cannot even seem to keep our credit card info confidential. Any decent hacker could probably get our medical records, that are all computerized now. Who knows what can be done with DNA info. Paranoia. Monica ACTUALLY AS A LIST OWNER i dont talk details on lists contact me at _Caradoc28@aol.com_ (mailto:Caradoc28@aol.com) title it DNA INFO and ask what you want in the body message THAT SAID i run the cty-longford project , and several other locations you can search any project listed below. the one i use is best and the largest Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist using Genetics to connect Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.- and ever an growing list List owner of Irish-dna,Piscopo-l-Heslin-l,McHugh-l,Cogan-l-Machelsea-l,Ita-Frosinone-l,Mazzola-l-Duggan-l Project Manager of Chelsea Ma. Genetics Project,Denning&Variants Project-Farrell Genetics Project-The Cogan Project- the Duggan Project- County Longford Project-Frosinone Italy Project-Parramatta-Sydney Project- Hannibal MO-QuincyIL Project-Brighton-NewtonMA Project ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com