What makes you special? The Genographic Project
Just as a child grows into an adult, our technology grows by the years that go by, introducing our society with advanced gadgets that would pave the way for a brigther future. Improving technology usually revolves around media, especially the ipod. 30 or 20 years ago, radios and orchestras were usually the music intruments that people would listen to. Now we have music at the palm of our hands which would fascinate those who have never experienced such convenience 30 years ago.
As we move towards the future, we encounter scientific advances such as television, or medical break throughs. With television, we have grown accustomed to entertaining ourselves with shows and programs as well as being updated on the latest news from local stories to the weather itself. Medical breakthroughs such as cures for cancers are rare but slowly being uncovered. With the introduction of the Genographic project, we will be able to trace our earliest origins and unravel where we all began. This type of technology is similar to the concept of predicting the weather itself. Only instead of looking to the future, we look back and re-trace our DNA origins.
In order for this project to be succesful, scientists will require devices and machines that will process blood samples to extract the DNA and placed into a storage container for future examination. Once all the required DNA is gathered, scientists will observe certain patterns among these samples and place them according to the correct category. Once all samples have been placed correctly, they can begin the mapping process which involves analyzing data from the groups of DNA samples and trace their origins.
The timing of this project affects the results because our era is open to migration between all cultures which creates a diversity among us. Should this project have been done half a century ago or even 5 centuries ago, the results would not be as fascinating because back then, people were not as influenced on moving from continent to continent as we are today.
Indigenous groups of today become a large part of this experiment because they are the people who have prefered to stay in one region. Thus should the project fall upon them, their origins would not be as unexpected as those who like to move from place to place. As the native representatives of their origin, their imobility in the world would not become a part of the "Mosaic" image of countries such as Canada.
Advance technological improvements throughout history were always accompanied with opened doors and consequences. The Genographic Project is no different from every "Pandora's Box" that great minds are willing to open.
As we move towards the future, we encounter scientific advances such as television, or medical break throughs. With television, we have grown accustomed to entertaining ourselves with shows and programs as well as being updated on the latest news from local stories to the weather itself. Medical breakthroughs such as cures for cancers are rare but slowly being uncovered. With the introduction of the Genographic project, we will be able to trace our earliest origins and unravel where we all began. This type of technology is similar to the concept of predicting the weather itself. Only instead of looking to the future, we look back and re-trace our DNA origins.
In order for this project to be succesful, scientists will require devices and machines that will process blood samples to extract the DNA and placed into a storage container for future examination. Once all the required DNA is gathered, scientists will observe certain patterns among these samples and place them according to the correct category. Once all samples have been placed correctly, they can begin the mapping process which involves analyzing data from the groups of DNA samples and trace their origins.
The timing of this project affects the results because our era is open to migration between all cultures which creates a diversity among us. Should this project have been done half a century ago or even 5 centuries ago, the results would not be as fascinating because back then, people were not as influenced on moving from continent to continent as we are today.
Indigenous groups of today become a large part of this experiment because they are the people who have prefered to stay in one region. Thus should the project fall upon them, their origins would not be as unexpected as those who like to move from place to place. As the native representatives of their origin, their imobility in the world would not become a part of the "Mosaic" image of countries such as Canada.
Advance technological improvements throughout history were always accompanied with opened doors and consequences. The Genographic Project is no different from every "Pandora's Box" that great minds are willing to open.
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