"Rui Collaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Some people seem to be getting completely out of their minds. >
Mr. Collaco: I have not attacked you personally. So I would appreciate it if you would refrain from attacking me. I have no interest in your India/Portugal discussion. My post on the genetic issue was to clarify my point that people of Goan origin are predominantly of Indian origin. If you want to dispute that, I would be happy to debate it with you. I only ask you to keep this discussion civil, and not attack my mental status, intelligence, level of ignorance or Indianness. I promise not to attack you. > >Since when is DNA testing the way to determine one's ethnicity? > Since the 1960's! Drs. Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Anthony Edwards and others did pioneering studies in the 60's to establish a new field called Population Genetics. It now uses genomic DNA analysis to establish linkages between ethnic groups. The U.S. government and the governments of many European countries, Japan, India, etc have funded major research studies under the aegis of the Human Genome Diversity Project to study the spread of human diasporas around the globe. > >I don't want to dwell on a scientific matter I am not familiar with, >but would welcome any scientific contribution on this issue. > If you are interested, I can provide you with the names of several very interesting popular books on the subject. > >It is the second time on Goanet someone suggests DNA testing to >determine whether one is Indian or not! > It was right the first time, and it is right now. Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################