Thanks to Freebie Shark I found a free DNA test and ancestry report!
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31636)
United States
April 26, 2017 2:38pm CST
It's called Genes for Good, at the University of Michigan. They are studying genes in order to try to find cures for some diseases and so are offering free DNA tests. Of course, they will use your genes for study but it won't hurt a bit and your DNA may be the breakthrough that they need. 
So if you're interested and would like to know your ancestry without paying for it (and possibly do the world some good) go here:
So if you're interested and would like to know your ancestry without paying for it (and possibly do the world some good) go here:
Search form Search Sign up Search form Search Menu To participate, you have to meet the following three criteria: 1. You have to be at least 18 years old. 2. You have to live temporarily or permanently in the U.S. while participating in the study. 3. You n
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@BarBaraPrz (45584)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Apr 17
I think you'd know if you were descended from Rump... or is your mother keeping secrets?
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
26 Apr 17
Oh my! Then you'd be on a horse invading a city in a flowery dress with a very bad hairdo!!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
28 Apr 17
Ha! There is a lot of controversy about the evolution of apes to humans but I'm keeping an open mind. I do know that politicians are a evolved from reptiles! 
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@BarBaraPrz (45584)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Apr 17
Well, I know I'm Polish even though I can only go back to my great grandparents.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
28 Apr 17
That's far enough back to know who you are, I think. I'm not really curious about my ancestors, I have all I can do to handle the present without investigating the past!
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
27 Apr 17
I hope they do. We may see some miraculous cures coming out of this in a few years. At least, I hope we will!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Apr 17
very cool and they do give you the results right? I have to check this out I do love free.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
27 Apr 17
Yes, you get the results and who you might be related to. I will be interested to know your results if you do it!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Apr 17
@dragon54u I don't have a facebook account so I probably won't do it. The require you to have facebook.
@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 17
That's one awesome good work put up by those scientists or researchers. Good luck with that, hope they find 'n' number of volunteers.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
27 Apr 17
I'm sure they will since it's free. Some people might be put off by the questionnaires they have to fill out but I'm pretty sure they will have a really good response.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 17
@dragon54u Yeah they will while the volunteers get to know their ancestry.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Apr 17
Interesting. Not sure what they would find unless I asked for information concerning my real Dad which I never really had the pleasure to know.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
28 Apr 17
You'd know what country your ancestors came from and they might suggest someone you're related to. I think the main focus is getting DNA samples to help their research to cure diseases.
@snowy22315 (170432)
• United States
28 Apr 17
Oh that is cool. I think I will find out about it!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Apr 17
Maybe sometime it will get to this Country as well hopefully.
Great idea though.
Can help save lives with the tests they do.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
26 Apr 17
Yes, it's a great way to get testing material. I do hope they have great success!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Apr 17
@dragon54u
Yes and me as well.
Does not matter where they do the tests it can benefit us all across the World in the end.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
26 Apr 17
Well this is quite handy to know! Thank you!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
26 Apr 17
You're welcome! Freebie Shark sends me a newsletter daily full of stuff I can get for free and they are on Facebook, too. They even let me know Coke Rewards codes and Kellogg's Reward codes so I can get more free stuff! Comes in handy at Christmas and birthdays.
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Apr 17
Thanks for the information. I would like to know where I originated from.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
28 Apr 17
A lot of people have become interested in their ancestry in the past few years. I hope you find out!
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
27 Apr 17
It would be interesting to know but, truthfully, I'm not really that interested in knowing. For the sake of medical science it's obviously a good thing. But I'm just not that determined to know about my ancestors. It's not likely any of them were rich and left an inheritance that I can claim. I know that makes me sound greedy or selfish, but if there's not a monetary financial gain in doing the research, I really don't care who they were! Hey! I'm being honest! 
@noni1959 (9883)
• United States
1 May 17
@dragon54u I think I have to wait two weeks to get the DNA kit but I've done all the required steps. I'm still in there taking surveys. Some are interesting.
