Cuba is like going to a whole other planet. It's so different but it's so similar to the United States, to Miami. It's like a doppelgaenger. It's the mirror image. And I have no doubt, that once Cuba becomes democratic, that it will be the favorite tourist destination for Americans.

My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

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