Two months ago my father told me that he had just sent a cheek swab sample to the National Geographic Genographic Project, which, at the time, I had never heard of. To have the website tell it, the goal of the project is to “understand the human journey — where we came from and how we got to where we live today.” The data collected “will map world migratory patterns dating back some 150,000 years and will fill in the huge gaps in our knowledge of humankind’s migratory history.”
The participation kit is only $100 and it’s money well spent if you ask me.
Read what Justin Blanton’s father found out.