Testing Genetic Diversity of NYC Students

Quite a few friends have mentioned an interest in looking at data on their ancestors as provided by the National Geographic Society project.  Lynn and I have participated in it twice and found the experience very worthwhile.  It is not cheap but you only have to do it once to get the benefit.  It costs $200 and it is better to have a male born from your parents than a female, since the male can have both male and female ancestors traced while the female can only have the females.  She has no Y chromosomes in her body.

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From: National Geographic <ngs@e.nationalgeographic.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:09 AM
Subject: Testing Genetic Diversity of NYC Students
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View in Web browser. Follow Us: February 2014 genographic.com Testing the Genetic Diversity of 200 College Students in New York City A New York City college student swabs with a Genographic DNA Ancestry Kit to participate in the New York City Student Ancestry Project. Two hundred university students trudged through snowy New York City streets to swab their cheeks and trace their ancient ancestry with Geno 2.0 as part of the New York City Student Ancestry Project, a collaboration between the City University of New York, the Genographic Project, and the American Museum of Natural History. Learn more about the event. See related news stories: • Metro: New York City college students participate in ancestry project • International Science Times: Are You Part Neanderthal? Genographic Project Uses 200 College Students' Cheek Swabs To Trace Ancestry Back 200,000 Years Legacy Fund Grant Profiles The Genographic Legacy Fund, funded by a portion of the proceeds from Geno 2.0 DNA Ancestry Kits, helps to revitalize indigenous languages and cultures around the world. Read updates from the communities and learn about the impact of this grant. • The Maya Mam of Guatemala: Awakening the Language and Culture of Ancient Maya • The Lowa Community of Nepal: Weaving Together the Traditions of the Lowa Women in Nepal Genographic Legacy Fund Applications Accepted Biannually Due to a high number of applications, we are now accepting Genographic Legacy Fund applications twice a year, on April 15 and September 15. Applications must involve community-led projects that support the revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. Learn more. Read the Genographic Project Blog! Learn the latest news from the Genographic Project, and read general updates in the field of genetics and anthropology. • How Rare Am I? Genographic Project Results Demonstrate Our Extended Family Tree • DNA from Ancient Site in Spain Reshapes Human Family Tree • Genetic Research in the Caribbean Goes Deeper Than DNA “Gathering” the Irish Genes The Genographic Project returns to County Mayo, Ireland, to reveal the Geno 2.0 DNA ancestry results from 100 local residents who participated in the Gathering Ireland event earlier last year. Learn about the results and watch a short video of the event. Share Your Results You can share an infographic of your Genographic Project results by clicking on the Share icon located in the top right-hand corner of your results page. Share my results now. Featured FAQ Q: How can my results be used for real-time Genographic Project research? A: You can opt in to add your results to the Genographic Project research database. Learn more here. Top Tweets @armsivilli says:@Naruss @Genographic The results may be surprising!  I can trace my family history back a few generations in Italy but apparently I'm Greek! @Intrepidelle says:Getting my genetic ancestry tested tonight by National Geographic's @Genographic project! Very excited. @Genographic says: The @spurs @TheBorisDiaw, @Patty_Mills, & @tiagosplitter find out what "spurred" their migration with Genographic! pic.twitter.com/WMecr2fs4b Support the Project Your tax-deductible donation can help us answer key questions about our shared deep ancestry and humanity's 60,000-year odyssey around the globe. Donate here. Photographs by ©AMNH/D. Finnin (New York City Geno swab), Jhonathan Gómez (Cajola), Philippa Jelfs (teacher and children), Eeamon O'Boyle (Ireland Geno swab), Image provided by IBM (DNA molecule), Shine Daewe (women weaving)

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