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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7

      Health Nerd Retweeted Phillip Compeau

      Just wait until they realise how dodgy all ancestry tests really are 😬https://twitter.com/PhillipCompeau/status/1434649563315507203 …

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      Phillip Compeau @PhillipCompeau
      Ok but what happens when Ancestry updates their PCA run https://twitter.com/CampbellxEmma/status/1434591186111631360/photo/1pic.twitter.com/kcul8Y6dIo 
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      19 replies 30 retweets 276 likes
    2. Dr KayRay‏ @ktibus Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK

      They are kind of okay, in a general way, but not as accurate as the percentages lead you to believe. Good for tracing your present day and immediate relatives though if you have family mysteries.

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @ktibus

      It's just that all of the "ancestry" stuff aside from direct relatives is based essentially on self-report and algorithms, which makes it wildly suspect

      2 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
    4. Dr KayRay‏ @ktibus Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK

      Yes, but once they have a big enough data base it improves. At this point in time I wouldn't say it's wildly inaccurate either.

      3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @ktibus

      It can accurately predict what an algorithm is trained to think by people who self-report inaccurately. What that means for your actual ancestry is anyone's guess

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    6. Dr KayRay‏ @ktibus Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK

      I am guessing the majority of people are pretty accurate in reporting their immediate ancestry.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @ktibus

      Trust no one

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    8. Dr KayRay‏ @ktibus Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK

      I doubt most people are misreporting where their parents and grandparents came from.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @ktibus

      I doubt they are *intentionally* misreporting. But it's often complex. My familial heritage is (depending on the century you pick) Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, or German, but I was born in England and my parents elsewhere. What ancestry will my kids have?

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK @ktibus

      My opinion is that the ancestry tests probably don't give you substantial additional information beyond what your parents and grandparents can already tell you, and may be more misleading than just asking relatives about your history

      2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Sep 7
      Replying to @GidMK @ktibus

      Now, granted, I'm in the privileged position of being able to ask my parents questions, but outside of the use-case for people who are genuinely unable to ask about their history it seems like a gimmick to me

      3:55 PM - 7 Sep 2021
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        1. BlueMama  ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜‏ @SubCaptainGirl Sep 7
          Replying to @GidMK @ktibus

          As one of the “use-cases”, being an adoptee in the “no, you don’t get to see your original birth certificate, how dare you ask” situation, pls don’t be so heckin’ cavalier w/ your take. This *gimmick* is as close as I can get, and it means the world to me.

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