User:Marie EBEL: Difference between revisions

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This second DNA test was quite similar to the first one surprisingly, except that it has acknowledged some French/German ancestors. Here again, we have a significant percentage of British/Scandinavian/Balkan heritage. What is interesting is the fact that I cannot confirm this result through my own knowledge regarding my family history (I was able to retrace my family tree over 2 centuries) but it seems that 2 different companies (that are then using a different database) had been able to come to the very same conclusion.

Assuming that those results could carry some truth, I was then wondering what could that mean to me. What influence could have such ~~result~~ on my everyday life, and on the perception of my own identity?

Assuming that those results could carry some truth, I was then wondering what could that mean to me. What influence could have such results on my everyday life, and on the perception of my own identity?

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Having the chance to study abroad in Boston for a semester, I met the Harvard University microbiologist and geneticist Jon Beckwith, who kindly agree on supporting me and collaborating with me through this project.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Beckwith

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 This second DNA test was quite similar to the first one surprisingly, except that it has acknowledged some French/German ancestors. Here again, we have a significant percentage of British/Scandinavian/Balkan heritage. What is interesting is the fact that I cannot confirm this result through my own knowledge regarding my family history (I was able to retrace my family tree over 2 centuries) but it seems that 2 different companies (that are then using a different database) had been able to come to the very same conclusion.
-Assuming that those results could carry some truth, I was then wondering what could that mean to me. What influence could have such result on my everyday life, and on the perception of my own identity?
+Assuming that those results could carry some truth, I was then wondering what could that mean to me. What influence could have such results on my everyday life, and on the perception of my own identity?
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+Having the chance to study abroad in Boston for a semester, I met the Harvard University microbiologist and geneticist Jon Beckwith, who kindly agree on supporting me and collaborating with me through this project.
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Beckwith