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Has anyone done DNA testing? (2 Viewers)

ekricket said:
For me, although some said they don’t like it, it was the genetic predisposition to bad stuff that got me doing it. I want to know if there’s things I should do to be healthier and if im just fucked then that’s good to know to cause there’s some risky shit I might do, like participate in a heist.
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Actually forgot about the health implications, thats a good point.
 
MrCatPants said:
Privacy is dead, man. Future generations aren't even going to know what it was like.
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You can try to hide you info or whatever and it can be dug up.

The answer is atypical- don’t hide, flood the system with info. Take three of these tests with different peoples spit but your name and social security number. Get four different drivers licenses in three different states. Apply for another social security number, it doesn’t have to be approved the application is enough to fuck them up.
 
ekricket said:
For me, although some said they don’t like it, it was the genetic predisposition to bad stuff that got me doing it. I want to know if there’s things I should do to be healthier and if im just fucked then that’s good to know to cause there’s some risky shit I might do, like participate in a heist.
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So it is like being told you are going to be hit by a bus and then being given the route schedule?
 
APatHand said:
So it is like being told you are going to be hit by a bus and then being given the route schedule?
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I’m of the opinion it’s better to be informed than walk around blind.

But maybe your right, we should stop immunizations, stop treating cancer and diabetes, hell, quit testing for them cause it just depresses people. Just make it against the law for anybody to test for anything preventative.
 
ekricket said:
I’m of the opinion it’s better to be informed than walk around blind.

But maybe your right, we should stop immunizations, stop treating cancer and diabetes, hell, quit testing for them cause it just depresses people. Just make it against the law for anybody to test for anything preventative.
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Obviously we should still test for hyperbole.

Yep, a positive result!
 
krafticus said:
My wife and I purchased the DNA kits from My Heritage, and finally received our results.

For those people that know me, you can usually take 1 look at me and assume my family's background. My mother's family is Italian, 1st and 2nd generation. Her father came from Italy to the US in the 1920's. Her Mother's parents also came over from Italy, although I don't have the details. My mother's maiden name is Iacobacci, and it doesn't get much more Italian than that. I really took the test to see what my Father's side of the family was, as we have never really had a firm grasp on that. My last name, originally spelled "Krafft", is of German origin, but that is all we knew.

SO, when I got the results, I was shocked. I will be taking another test to see what it says. Has anyone else had any experiences like this?

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Wow...Interesting.

Those damn Great Brit dudes were everywhere. And for all their worldly concurring, they still don't know steak fries from potato chips. :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:;)
 
I picture this to be like the fat chick in the trailer park talking dirty to you on the other end of the 800 line.
Is there any way to know what they are telling you has any validity? Or has that already been proven that this process is factual without a doubt?
I am adopted and know nothing about any of my family history so they could tell me anything they wanted.
 
APatHand said:
So it is like being told you are going to be hit by a bus and then being given the route schedule?
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I think of it more as being told I have a greater chance of being hit by a bus than most people, so now I’m going to stay away from bus routes.

They don’t tell you you have a predisposition to diabetes and then start shipping you 5 pound sacks of sugar.
 
MatB said:
Actually forgot about the health implications, thats a good point.
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I’m more worried about what I can do and where I need to focus my preventative health measures than I am about being convicted for a 25 year old homicide, or finding out that my dad is Trump or that I was switched at birth, and I know for a fact that they weren’t collecting DNA from candy shelves back when I was 5, so I’m not too worried about that either.

For me I think of it as another health test, like getting you A1C measured or your cholesterol.
 
I’ve been interested but very skeptical. I’ve wanted to try it on my two sons and see if they come back the same.

I think the reason for so many surprises (assuming it’s actually accurate) is that most American have this perception that before their ancestors came here they basically lived in the same place for a millennia. Now it was certainly harder to travel hundred or thousands of years ago but people still moved around.

Someone mentioned the Vikings spreading their DNA. I think that would pale in comparison to what the Romans probably did. I’m mostly Italian and know that both paternal grandparents families come from the exact same town. My maternal Grandfather is what puzzles us. His last name was changed and the country of origin has changed its borders several times.

Also, it may be of interest to some (of European decent) to look up the ancient tribes and how they moved around ancient Europe. For example, if memory serves me, the Celts were originally from what is now the Italian Alps. And as far as the Romans were concerned the tribes of northern Europe, including the Angles and the Saxons were are “Germans”. My biggest takeaway from ancient European history in college was that it would be very difficult to say who my ancestors were.
 
Highli99 said:
Until Julius Ceasar killed most of them in murderous subjugation of the tribes of Gaul. #dancarlin
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manifestum est fatum ;)

My maternal great great Grandfather was from the Abruzzi region of Italy and his immigration records have him 6’ tall brown hair, blue eyes, and a RED beard! That entire side of the family is blue eyed, fair skinned, and has red, brown, or blond hair.
 
I was adopted from Colombia and didn't know much about my birth parents so for me it was an interesting way to find out more. I know people were joking about them randomizing it but I can attest they don't (or have amazing luck) since my last name is uber Irish and yet I got these results (Ancestry):
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I wasn't incredibly blown away by the information but in my particular case it was extra cool to have.

Note I was already annoy by Elizabeth Warren's Native American claim before finding this out :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
Heard FBI using a lot of this info to solve crimes, and now you have to select a box to keep dna discrete
 
FDLmold said:
They tested identical triplets once. Got three different results. Off by over 20-25% in some categories. It's a nice gimmick, but I'll save my $$.
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Link?

This article says genomes from identical siblings can differ because our genealogy changes over the course of our lifetime. This is inline with the article about how an astronaut recently returned to earth "with 5% foreign genes" or some clickbait thing like that but the article then went onto say this happens to everyone as certain gene expressions (indicators) are turned on and off throughout our lives. I think it's the same reason why you can all of a sudden become allergic to something or lose an allergy seemingly out of nowhere. I'm not a genealogist so I'm sure I'm not explaining it 100% but my understanding is, it happens.

Would also be amazing if they just guessed I was Colombian with an English first name and Irish last name :LOL: :laugh:

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/...&gwh=E79EA62AB935536E631D03D5F8767E8C&gwt=pay
 
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