tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415306683169000572.post3809056170110179488..comments2024-01-29T19:45:12.413-08:00Comments on Dr D Digs Up Ancestors: Ethical Quagmire of DNA Testing Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865337524276037327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415306683169000572.post-47985060298772733472014-01-28T08:28:14.225-08:002014-01-28T08:28:14.225-08:00Debbie,
I know what the "I" in ISOGG sta...Debbie,<br />I know what the "I" in ISOGG stands for. Still, some participation from the British Isles does nor internationalism make.<br />Itzhak EpsteinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415306683169000572.post-53613655222120721532014-01-26T08:27:10.811-08:002014-01-26T08:27:10.811-08:00Thank you Debbie for your addition to this convers...Thank you Debbie for your addition to this conversation and for all your many efforts to keep the ISOGG site up-to-date!Dr Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774555636055110063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415306683169000572.post-29381262724361216972014-01-26T07:24:51.459-08:002014-01-26T07:24:51.459-08:00Thank you for highlighting what sounds like a very...Thank you for highlighting what sounds like a very interesting article. I hope the NGS will eventually make it available as open access. The interpretation of test results is changing all the time because we are all learning as we go along. For example, now that more Y-SNP testing is done we now know that some 37-marker matches are not matches at all and are in different subclades. It would be very difficult to set standards while the science is still developing.<br /><br />The authors have raised some important points about the ethical issues involved and I think this is something that few people seem to consider. As you say, it is a difficult balancing act, but we should all bear in mind that a DNA test result can affect not just ourselves but other people too.<br /><br />We do now have a page in the ISOGG Wiki devoted to resources on ethics:<br /><br />http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Ethics<br /><br />I'm sure that there is a lot more that we can do. I would not like to see a US-only organisation setting standards. I would much rather see ISOGG taking the lead and setting standards that apply internationally though in theory the ethical issues should be equally applicable in all countries.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.com