Smgf

[FredSpringer]

Still Waiting

I had my DNA tested in 2002. My y-DNA results have been posted for a while, but still no mtDNA. I was hoping that the latest update to their database would include my mtDNA data, but no such luck. Doesn't six years seem like a bit long to wait for results?

[marvallen]

I guess one gets the service they "pay" for....

[vinnie]

Is anyone else having problems connecting to smgf? I've tried IE & Firefox...

[Jim Barrett]

I'm sure you know by now that their site is back up.

[freckles]

At some point, do you think that the whole Sorenson database will become pay-to-view or something like that? The article about the group's founder ends with him saying that he's doing this for fun and as a not-for-profit... but then grinning and saying that "the money will follow" or something like that. It just seems as though the goal of this entire project is essentially for profit. And I have no problem with profit, as long as we the consumer/ participants receive fair warning before taking part.

By the by... why oh why does it take a year or two for results to be analyzed and posted? I know that as a non-profit, SGMF has to keep costs low and I can accept that, but do they seriously test a huge batch of little mouthwash cups just once/ year?

[Jim Barrett]

And I have no problem with profit, as long as we the consumer/ participants receive fair warning before taking part.

By the by... why oh why does it take a year or two for results to be analyzed and posted? I know that as a non-profit, SGMF has to keep costs low and I can accept that, but do they seriously test a huge batch of little mouthwash cups just once/ year?

Take this as your fair warning and then you won't need to worry about it any more.

Did you know that SMGF does something other than wait for us to send them samples to test for free? I guess if you don't want to wait you could buy a kit from one of the "for profit" companies.