Battenberg Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 ....Or to hunt down that criminal. http://dna.ancestry.co.uk I've seen this advertised the other day. You can now send your saliva off for testing and discover more about your ethnicity. I'm really not confident that this would remain solely in the hands of one company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 What about a paternity test kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgul Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Why not get one for dad and one for grandpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 ....Or to hunt down that criminal. http://dna.ancestry.co.uk I've seen this advertised the other day. You can now send your saliva off for testing and discover more about your ethnicity. I'm really not confident that this would remain solely in the hands of one company. When Germany invaded the Netherlands, the Nazis found the extensive records of ethnicity held by the Dutch government to be very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 They are meant to be pretty pointless. Think it's been discussed on here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eagle Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I'm really not confident that this would remain solely in the hands of one company. Presumably you mean GCHQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battenberg Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 What about a paternity test kit. I hadn't thought of that but then I would have thought that the men who want the results of those tests have more to lose or gain depending on their feelings on the outcome. The only reason I linked it about Fathers Day is because that's what they're pushing today what with it being FD tomorrow, however the advert was for all and sundry to be able to see their connections across the globe. I just wonder how popular this sort of thing would be and how the majority of people wouldn't think anything of sending their saliva off for testing and storing In a database over which they have no control. I've clearly been on here too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I'm not paying £69 to find out I'm a Jewish Yorkshireman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I'm not paying £69 to find out I'm a Jewish Yorkshireman. Cheer up, you might find out you're black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I'm not paying £69 to find out I'm a Jewish Yorkshireman. Yahweh's own County! i hope you go on Ilkla Moor baht' skullcap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Cheer up, you might find out you're black. I am possibly part black - no joking !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eagle Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I am possibly part black - no joking !! Is your assumption based on the length of your manhood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Is your assumption based on the length of your manhood? If it was based on that I would be part Gerbil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 We're all part black. We're even related to grass. Aye but with me it's only a few hundred years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Are you a vegetable? I always thought carrot was just his nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Are you a vegetable? I'm only on my third pint - give me time ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 What about a paternity test kit. My girlfriend did one of these DNA tests last year. Based on the connections it showed to other people around the world, she suspects she's tracked down the woman one of her relatives said he may have knocked up when he was in Europe during WWII . Also, it looks like one of her relatives... may not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherebee Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Happy story from DNA testing kits - one of my mates work colleagues was adopted from a country with no records. She found her birth mother after he mothers sister daughter used the service and they had both opted in for the 'link me' sharing of data. Turns out the mother had been searching for her daughter for years. Cue tears all round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Woods? Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 The problem with genetic tests is that the results may affect your future insurability, and perhaps more worringly, the insurability of your relatives. Iirc, in some countries (I don't know about the UK at present) insurers request that you inform them of any genetic testing you have had, or that your close relatives have had. Failure to disclose may invalidate your policy etc. etc., and you just know this is only going to get worse over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherebee Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 The problem with genetic tests is that the results may affect your future insurability, and perhaps more worringly, the insurability of your relatives. Iirc, in some countries (I don't know about the UK at present) insurers request that you inform them of any genetic testing you have had, or that your close relatives have had. Failure to disclose may invalidate your policy etc. etc., and you just know this is only going to get worse over time. Correct. I'm going to have it done in country A, knowing that we'll be moving back to Australia in the fullness of time and the odds of any linking will be minimal. Gives me knowledge without having to give up privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitevanman Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The problem with genetic tests is that the results may affect your future insurability, and perhaps more worringly, the insurability of your relatives. Iirc, in some countries (I don't know about the UK at present) insurers request that you inform them of any genetic testing you have had, or that your close relatives have had. Failure to disclose may invalidate your policy etc. etc., and you just know this is only going to get worse over time. So these things test for genetic diseases? I thought it was just about ancestry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherebee Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 So these things test for genetic diseases? I thought it was just about ancestry? Yes it does - but ancestry tells you a lot about which diseases you are more or less vulnerable to. I've seen copies of mates printouts, and they say stuff like 54% more likely to contract cancer if a smoker, etc etc. In fact, did you know that there are medicines that only work well for specific races and not others? It really underlines that blood matters, and racial differences do exist. More facts that show the left/SJW to be to ******** it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitevanman Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yes it does - but ancestry tells you a lot about which diseases you are more or less vulnerable to. I've seen copies of mates printouts, and they say stuff like 54% more likely to contract cancer if a smoker, etc etc. In fact, did you know that there are medicines that only work well for specific races and not others? It really underlines that blood matters, and racial differences do exist. More facts that show the left/SJW to be to ******** it is. Get outa here with your hatefacts! To be honest, I just wouldn't bother telling the insurance company. The chances are small of them finding out about a test and being allowed access to the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 When sending off your DNA to be tested, just use a false name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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