Genetics Commentator

Is your genetic information really private? DNA is not destiny, but man, is there something to be said for the power of genetics, right?

Is your genetic information really private? DNA is not destiny, but man, is there something to be said for the power of genetics, right?

Is your genetic information really private? DNA is not destiny, but man, is there something to be said for the power of genetics, right?

Honestly, this whole question around the distinction between biological and non-biological family and roots and identity, it's everything to me. You know, I think it's so intrinsically connected to sort of existential questions around how we're formed and who we are and how much is free will and how we get to decide what to be. Has this changed the way you think about family for yourself?

Honestly, this whole question around the distinction between biological and non-biological family and roots and identity, it's everything to me. You know, I think it's so intrinsically connected to sort of existential questions around how we're formed and who we are and how much is free will and how we get to decide what to be. Has this changed the way you think about family for yourself?

Honestly, this whole question around the distinction between biological and non-biological family and roots and identity, it's everything to me. You know, I think it's so intrinsically connected to sort of existential questions around how we're formed and who we are and how much is free will and how we get to decide what to be. Has this changed the way you think about family for yourself?

Yes, definitely. I mean, spending so much time talking to people who don't have a genetic connection to the families that they were raised in, it's really interesting to hear just how much the pull of that genetic family has over you.

Yes, definitely. I mean, spending so much time talking to people who don't have a genetic connection to the families that they were raised in, it's really interesting to hear just how much the pull of that genetic family has over you.

Yes, definitely. I mean, spending so much time talking to people who don't have a genetic connection to the families that they were raised in, it's really interesting to hear just how much the pull of that genetic family has over you.

We also, in our family, were able to connect with ancestors in Sweden and then we traveled there and were able to like connect with a modern day second cousin of my dad going back a hundred and something years from when, you know, our relative had emigrated. And that to me made the world seem so much smaller and so much more accessible. intimate and it made history feel present to me.

We also, in our family, were able to connect with ancestors in Sweden and then we traveled there and were able to like connect with a modern day second cousin of my dad going back a hundred and something years from when, you know, our relative had emigrated. And that to me made the world seem so much smaller and so much more accessible. intimate and it made history feel present to me.

We also, in our family, were able to connect with ancestors in Sweden and then we traveled there and were able to like connect with a modern day second cousin of my dad going back a hundred and something years from when, you know, our relative had emigrated. And that to me made the world seem so much smaller and so much more accessible. intimate and it made history feel present to me.

It made me feel like the past wasn't over.

It made me feel like the past wasn't over.

It made me feel like the past wasn't over.

It's often easy to start with the person you're finding there on the relatives list just because they're the immediate connection. But if you're finding a half-sibling or and you know that's because you share a father in common, a lot of search angels will recommend that you start with the father first.

It's often easy to start with the person you're finding there on the relatives list just because they're the immediate connection. But if you're finding a half-sibling or and you know that's because you share a father in common, a lot of search angels will recommend that you start with the father first.

It's often easy to start with the person you're finding there on the relatives list just because they're the immediate connection. But if you're finding a half-sibling or and you know that's because you share a father in common, a lot of search angels will recommend that you start with the father first.

So there's this whole world of genetic genealogists and search angels who have dedicated their lives, sometimes for pay, sometimes on a volunteer basis, to help someone find their family. So very often people are advised to start with

So there's this whole world of genetic genealogists and search angels who have dedicated their lives, sometimes for pay, sometimes on a volunteer basis, to help someone find their family. So very often people are advised to start with