DNA Ancestry Tests
Sliced Bread
BBC
4.6 • 634 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Listener Chris from Suffolk recently took a DNA ancestry test, and after getting some interesting results back, he wondered how accurate they really were?
Greg Foot finds out by taking two tests himself ? and has the results and his family tree revealed to him by DNA Genealogist from Finding Families, Louise Baldock.
He also speaks to Professor of Genetics at Leicester University Mark Jobling to find out what these companies are looking for, what they can or can?t determine from our DNA in terms of where we came from, and asks the question ? is sharing our DNA with these companies safe?
All of the ideas for our investigations come from you, our listeners, and we?re always on the lookout for more. If you have seen a wonder product that claims to make you happier, healthier or greener, and want to know if it is SB or BS, then please do send it over on email to [email protected] or drop us a message or voice note on WhatsApp to 07543 306807.
PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth
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| 0:39.8 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates the wonder products |
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| 0:52.6 | This week's Wonder Product has been suggested by Chris |
| 0:54.9 | Mawson, who is in I in Suffolk. Hello, Chris. Hi there. Tell me what you would like us to |
| 1:00.6 | investigate today, Chris, and why you'd like to know if it is SB or BS. Not so long ago, I sent off a |
| 1:07.9 | home DNA testing kit, and the results that came back were broadly in line with |
| 1:14.8 | expectations, but it had some little glitches in there, which made me think, is this accurate |
| 1:20.8 | or is it to be taken with a pinch of salt? Brilliant suggestion this, Chris. Thank you. And it is a |
| 1:25.2 | popular one. Lots of other listeners have asked that we investigate DNA ancestry tests. Looking at the emails, there appear to be two angles to this. So the one that you've asked about Chris, which is more or less about the accuracy of these tests. The second angle being questions about whether it is safe to send our DNA samples to these companies. And I want to tackle both |
| 1:45.0 | of these today. And I should add, there is also a third angle that lots of these companies offer, |
| 1:49.6 | as well as providing an analysis of your ancestry, they also say they can reveal what they call |
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