I loved the cover of this book as the genetic code is set to resemble the Forth Railway Bridge, very clever. My reason for including this book is the fact that I have been reading about a particular project taking place to trace the genetic code of Scottish folk.
One of the columns on my Tweetdeck is for Caithness, so I catch up on the latest from there. Yesterday there was a tweet asking for people to participate in Project DNA for Caithness and Sutherland. I clicked on the link as my dad came from Caithness.
To participate in the project you need to visit Family Tree DNA : History unearthed daily. Of course I should have realised that nothing comes without a cost. To be tested for this project it has to be a male member with the family surname and the cost can vary from $49 to $339! I don’t think I would be that keen to find out links from the past but no doubt there are those who are.
The Sutherland DNA Surname Research Project provides further information on the surname and some interesting links to other sites and at no cost! There, that’s my Scottish traits coming to the fore again!
To put it all into perspective you need to read this article.
An excerpt from the article:
Perhaps it is harmless fun to speculate beyond the facts, armed with exciting new DNA technologies? Not really. It costs unwitting customers of the genetic ancestry industry a substantial amount of hard-earned cash, and it disillusions them about science and scientists when they learn the truth, which is almost always disappointing relative to the story they were told.
Exaggerated claims from the consumer ancestry industry can also undermine the results of serious research about human genetic history, which is cautiously and slowly building up a clearer picture of the human past for all of us.
Gippsland Granny 
I should think that Guardian article would be enough to put most people off! Nice cover of the book.