@deepthought saidMy mother got me the DNA ancestry test last Christmas, for $99. I don't want to do it precisely because there are insufficient safeguards against other parties getting ahold of the data, so I'm stalling as I research the matter further, and will likely return the gift. In any case I really would not set much store by whatever results my spittle may return.
I've no idea, you might want to look at consumer protection sites. Try doing a web search with terms like "Are commercial DNA tests any good?".
@soothfast saidI hope you at least got a flu shot.
My mother got me the DNA ancestry test last Christmas, for $99. I don't want to do it precisely because there are insufficient safeguards against other parties getting ahold of the data, so I'm stalling as I research the matter further, and will likely return the gift. In any case I really would not set much store by whatever results my spittle may return.
This is the kind of paranoia I'd expect from the anti-vaxxer crowd.
The post that was quoted here has been removedKudos for your knowledge of Schiller.
To know one's ancestry could serve to become more aware that belonging is relative and "pure blood" is a myth.
The OP asked about being able to find genetic disposition. I expect that that DNA test might find some of the better known dispositions. The questio is what will you do with the information?