Largest DNA database ?

[CNT]

Hello,

I was having a discussion with a friend about the Genographic project and when we would see the results of their research work.Then my friend said " ..But they have the largest DNA database in the world ..."

My reply was " Surely, the U.S military has the worlds largest DNA database ? " - active military personnel all give a sample of their DNA.Okay,Uncle Sam is not going to give us Genetic genealogists any haplotypes ??!!! ( Laughter )

Also I have heard, that a Swiss pharmaceutical trust has access to DNA results from the whole of Iceland ? ( does anyone know about this )

Regards,
Costa

[tomcat]

www.decodeme.com

An Icelandic outfit offering genome-wide scans. Think there was something on their site about the Iceland data set.

Think the database size award goes to the UK.

[CNT]

Think the database size award goes to the UK.

Your source ? - and database size.

Regards,
Costa

[Jim Honeychuck]

Your source ? - and database size.

Regards,
Costa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7260164.stm

4.5m

Jim

[CNT]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7260164.stm

4.5m

Jim

And who knows if there are DNA databases even larger - referring to the former Soviet union and China ?

Regard,
Costa

[CNT]

Hello,

I was having a discussion with a friend about the Genographic project and when we would see the results of their research work.Then my friend said " ..But they have the largest DNA database in the world ..."

My reply was " Surely, the U.S military has the worlds largest DNA database ? " - active military personnel all give a sample of their DNA.Okay,Uncle Sam is not going to give us Genetic genealogists any haplotypes ??!!! ( Laughter )

Also I have heard, that a Swiss pharmaceutical trust has access to DNA results from the whole of Iceland ? ( does anyone know about this )

Regards,
Costa

Let me clarify a few things :

The above comments were actually made by a friend - and I made the post in order to show to him that some of his comments weren't accurate.He eventually ( to cut a long story short ) told me his source.

http://www.nexushellas.gr/index.php?...ask=view&id=57

Sorry, but it is in Greek (Try google translate).Some other interesting but questionable comments made in the article.

Regards,
Costa