Comment The Origin of the Ancestry Wars (Score 1) 119
Greg Egan wrote a thoughtful short story based on mitochondrial DNA profiling called 'Mitochondrial Eve.' It was included in the Luminous anthology. While the technology for this type of analysis is not necessarily brand-new, it will be interesting to see if, now that mitochondrial genotyping is generally available, it will take any permanent root in people's imaginations or lives.