THE GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT

WHERE DO I COME FROM??

The Genographic Project was made to study the human journey and explain how we arrived to where we are today. The genographic project feels that we are all from Africa, but the question was how so many ethnic groups grew. The Genographic projects consist of collecting DNA from over 100,000 people and find which haplogroup we belong to. It explained that we are all part of a haplogroup which describes our genetic marker, and the history of humans that share the same DNA markers. The science behind this project is Phenotype data is collected and transmitted to the Genographic Project DNA analysis in Washington D.C. Scientist then use advanced technologies and data sorting to interpret the samples and discover new patterns to help us learn more about human history. This project is a great idea and it’s something that everyone would have wanted to learn a long time ago. This project couldn’t of happened 100 years ago because I don’t think there where as many ethic and diverse places as now. Indigenious groups are very important because they contain key genetic markers. Both traditional and indigenious groups need to be sampled to complet this. The Genogrpahic Project hopes to be a 5 year effort, and to collect DNA from people around the world. There are 3 core-components involved in this project which are, Fied Research, Public Participation and Awarness Campaign, and Genographic Legacy Project. Hopefully when this project is completed it will let us all know our history and journey of how we got where we are today. This project was a great idea, and the migration patterns should still continue to be watched even after this Genogrpahic Project. In 100 years the next generation would wonder the same question. How we arrived to where we are today?