Commentary
Somebody gave me a DNA test for Christmas. I duly provided the saliva, and my results have just come back. People have often told me that my name is typically English.
Well, maybe that’s true, but it turned out that I’ve got almost no English DNA at all—I am, in fact, predominantly Irish and Scottish, but with just a touch of Finnish and even Basque!
Where on earth did the latter come from? I have no idea. When it comes to DNA and the secret life of atomic and sub-atomic particles, appearances, it seems, can be highly deceptive….