Above is
what one currently finds when accessing Sorenson Molecular
Genealogy Foundation (SMGF). Ancestry.com closed down
the website last month.
Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist, discusses the
shutdown in Of
babies and bathwater as does Dick
Eastman in Sorenson
Molecular Genealogy Foundation DNA Database has been Shut Down, while Roberta Estes talk about some of the context
that spurred the shutdown in her post RIP
Sorenson – A Crushing Loss. Do read these articles to learn more about
the history of SMGF, the recent controversy and the ensuing shutdown. As always, check out the comments posted to
the various blog posts.
For
now, the donated DNA which comprised this database is in limbo. “There are no plans to destroy the DNA that
was contributed, but have no plans to make the service available in the future.”
In case you were worried about any DNA testing with
Ancestry, even though the SMGF DNA database has been shutdown, this has absolutely nothing to do with the
current Ancestry DNA offerings.
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