Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, there have been pitched debates about its implications and the research it enables. One prominent thread of concern focuses on the role of post-genomic science on technically enabling and generating interest in genetic ancestry testing (GAT). Critical analyses of GAT have pointed to multiple issues, raising the alarm on consumers’ experiences with such technologies. This paper describes the results of a pilot study in which we tracked women’s experiences receiving their genetic ancestry results, and their understandings of, reactions to, and valuing of this information over time. Overwhelmingly, our participants reported a curious combination of anticipation and satisfaction yet no discernable impact on their sense of self or racial identity. We elaborate on the effects and non-effects of GAT for the women in our study, and how we make sense of their simultaneous experiences of ‘knowing something’ but not ‘feeling different.’

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了解某事与感觉不同：遗传血统对种族认同的影响和非影响

自人类基因组计划完成以来，关于其影响及其所支持的研究一直存在激烈的争论。一个突出的关注点集中在后基因组科学在技术上支持遗传血统测试（GAT）并激发人们对它的兴趣方面的作用。对 GAT 的批判性分析指出了多个问题，对消费者使用此类技术的体验敲响了警钟。本文描述了一项试点研究的结果，在该研究中，我们跟踪了女性接受遗传血统结果的经历，以及随着时间的推移她们对这些信息的理解、反应和评价。绝大多数参与者报告了一种奇怪的预期和满足感的结合，但对他们的自我意识或种族认同没有明显的影响。我们详细阐述了 GAT 对我们研究中的女性的影响和非影响，以及我们如何理解她们同时经历的“了解某事”而不是“感觉不同”的经历。