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From: "Eric Olson" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Response to genetic genealogists from authorsofOct. 19thScience article
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:00:58 -0700


Gabriela,

Europe has a melting pot? I think quite the opposite. It seems VERY
nationalistic down throughout its history, with all those endless wars...
The EU rose from the ashes of World War II, as you know, and was set up to
end the old hostilities that led to wars and to create prosperity through
cooperation among all Europeans. Not quite a melting pot yet, but at least
no wars among members...

To me genetic genealogy seems a great game, with no losers. Nearly
everyone that plays wins something. What greater way to finance a great
scientific endeavor than to get the public-at-large interested enough to
pay for the data collection, by making it so personal. Sheer genius....

Eric

> [Original Message]
> From: Gabriela Novak <>
> To: <>
> Date: 10/19/2007 4:15:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Response to genetic genealogists from authors
ofOct.19thScience article
>
> I always thought of the Czech Republic as the melting pot of Europe
> anyway, so no identity lost here.
> As was said so many times, in everyone's pedigree there is a king and
> a beggar and everything in between. It's the adventure of learning
> that is important. I would rather that my ancestors come from all
> corners of the globe than from one tiny village. Wouldn't that make
> for a fascinating tree?
> Gabriela
>
>
> On 19-Oct-07, at 6:55 PM, Lawrence Mayka wrote:
>
> > Ironically, scurrilous media actually encourage exactly such
> > identity loss.
>

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