Genographic Project might be called a kind of exploratory 'mapping' project. Much like explorers in the ancient world attempted to map the globe; the project's explorers are trying to map a kind of topography of the human condition. Rather than create a map of the physical universe, the Genographic Project seeks to create a map of the history of the human species as told by its migration patterns, as recorded in human DNA ("The Genographic Project," National Geographic, 2005). "The Genographic Project aims to collect and analyze DNA samples from over 100,000 indigenous and traditional people, making it the world's largest survey of its kind in the field of anthropological genetics, driven by an ethical framework and locally accountable review boards and protocols. The resulting data, we hope, 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" ("FAQ," National Geographic, 2005).
Its sponsors
The five-year long Genographic Project is sponsored by National Geographic and IBM, along with geneticist Stanley Wells ("About the Project," National Geographic, 2005). Its sponsors, the official website of the project states are also 'you,' namely ordinary people who voluntarily purchase a Genographic Project Public Participation Kit and send a cheek-swab sample of their DNA ("FAQ," National Geographic, 2005).
Its process
The processes used in data collection by the project would not have been possible ten short years ago. The project uses the most sophisticated laboratory and computer analysis of DNA available. The DNA is voluntarily contributed by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world through the project's methods of solicitation ("The Genographic Project," National Geographic, 2005). The DNA has been donated by "indigenous and traditional populations and the general public -- to reveal man's migratory history and to better understand the connections and differences that make up humankind" ("FAQ," National Geographic, 2005).
Its mission and goals
The project is attempting to...
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