Genographic Project
Edgar Navarro
Anthropology
25 June 2013
Writing Assignment # 1 The Genographic Project initially started in 2005 headed by Dr. Spencer Wells from National Geographic and I.B.M 's biologist Dr. Ajay Royyur, set out on a mission that would change the perception of ones ancestors forever. (Geno2.0) With lead funding from the Wait Family Foundation they embarked on a long and strenuous journey to take a deeper look into; not only indigenous cultures but the general public’s ancestor. The Genographic Project embarked to do something that had never been done before collect D.N.A samples on a grand scale and keep track of similarities that they found along the way. By doing this on a large scale they would be able to have the biggest recorded data base of human D.N.A. Being able to match their findings back to ancestries that would have been thought to have been related. The project became possible with the advancements of D.N.A analysis. They obtained samples from various indigenous tribes by having them swap cells from inside of their cheeks and recording their findings. (Geno2.0) The same process was done with individuals in the general public. Dr. Spence Wells states, that in putting all this information together the general public can obtain a better idea of how we are all truly related. (IBM) Skin color or ethnic backgrounds are not truly things that make us different or similar. We are all inactuallity more alike than we could ever begin to imagine. Dr. Spencer Wells advocates strong positive findings that will only help the human race figure out where we have been and possibly where we can expect to go. The knowledge that The Genographic Project can uncover for us is distinct information that can pin point where exactly we as a human race have been as well as a specific individual. With this we can begin to learn things that might have been over looked in the past about cultures coming from one specific location when in fact it can be the quiet
Anthropology
25 June 2013
Writing Assignment # 1 The Genographic Project initially started in 2005 headed by Dr. Spencer Wells from National Geographic and I.B.M 's biologist Dr. Ajay Royyur, set out on a mission that would change the perception of ones ancestors forever. (Geno2.0) With lead funding from the Wait Family Foundation they embarked on a long and strenuous journey to take a deeper look into; not only indigenous cultures but the general public’s ancestor. The Genographic Project embarked to do something that had never been done before collect D.N.A samples on a grand scale and keep track of similarities that they found along the way. By doing this on a large scale they would be able to have the biggest recorded data base of human D.N.A. Being able to match their findings back to ancestries that would have been thought to have been related. The project became possible with the advancements of D.N.A analysis. They obtained samples from various indigenous tribes by having them swap cells from inside of their cheeks and recording their findings. (Geno2.0) The same process was done with individuals in the general public. Dr. Spence Wells states, that in putting all this information together the general public can obtain a better idea of how we are all truly related. (IBM) Skin color or ethnic backgrounds are not truly things that make us different or similar. We are all inactuallity more alike than we could ever begin to imagine. Dr. Spencer Wells advocates strong positive findings that will only help the human race figure out where we have been and possibly where we can expect to go. The knowledge that The Genographic Project can uncover for us is distinct information that can pin point where exactly we as a human race have been as well as a specific individual. With this we can begin to learn things that might have been over looked in the past about cultures coming from one specific location when in fact it can be the quiet
Cited: "Geno 2.0: The Greatest Journey Ever Told." Genographic Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 June 2013. "IBM - How It Works: The Genographic Project - United States." IBM - How It Works: The Genographic Project - United States. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 June 2013.