31. Genetic Journeys: The Science and Significance of 23andMe.

If 23andMe tells us that we’re 35% Scottish, is is time to rush out and buy a kilt?

Can we really blame our 2% Viking DNA for our atrocious behavior on the soccer field?

And what of our 8% Welsh DNA, is that the reason we sing like an angel?

Whatever your motivation for tracing your genetic ancestry, join our definitely genetically Welsh and English co-hosts, as they discuss how services like 23and Me and Ancestry.com make these ancestral assessments and whether we should believe everything on that Genetic report sheet.

Episode REsources:

For a super readable but incredibly informative history and discussion of the project that mapped the human genome i.e the complete catalogue of all our human genes, click here.

If the above has wet your appetite for more gene-related science, check out this discussion.

want to know a little more about that viking dNA, there’s some interesting stuff in this article.