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GeneTree to unveil Y-19; improved DNA test for family history research - Deseret News


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GeneTree to unveil Y-19; improved DNA test for family history research
Deseret News
GeneTree boasts that it is "powered by the world's largest, most comprehensive repository of genetic and genealogical information." Standard DNA testing can say you belong in a pool of relatives. Sorenson calls the Y-19 test the "differentiator" ...
GeneTree.com Unveils New Family Consultation Service in Interpreting ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Thinking The Twentieth Century - NPR


Thinking The Twentieth Century
NPR
Can we speak of a purely intellectual genealogy of the fascists? The mainstream genetic story is that fascism arose from the uncertainties of the pre-World War I generation when confronted by the war and the immediate postwar period.

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Online Researchers Spur Growth of Genealogy Industry, According to a New ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)


Online Researchers Spur Growth of Genealogy Industry, According to a New ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
In January 2009, the number of individuals undergoing genetic genealogy testing to ascertain their lineage reached almost 765000, displaying a considerable increase from nearly 650000 individuals taking the test as of November 2007.

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Genetic profiling: CSI edition - Discover Magazine (blog)


Discover Magazine (blog)

Genetic profiling: CSI edition
Discover Magazine (blog)
Apparently the national media is reporting that scientific genealogy may result in leads to a cold case. The principle is simple: apparently Y chromosomal material was matched to public genealogy databases. From this the researcher concluded that the ...


Personal genomics and adoption - Discover Magazine (blog)


Discover Magazine (blog)

Personal genomics and adoption
Discover Magazine (blog)
The tests detect genetic markers that reveal whether people share a common ancestor or relative. Some experts on adoption and genetics have criticized ancestry and genealogy testing companies, saying they are, at times, connecting people whose genetic ...

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The Uses of the Past: Why Science Writers Should Care About the History of ... - Scientific American (blog)


The Uses of the Past: Why Science Writers Should Care About the History of ...
Scientific American (blog)
By Eric Michael Johnson | January 17, 2012 | 1 Whether we are exploring our family genealogy or the genetic tree of our primate ancestors, all of us have a common yearning to know from whence we came. Origin stories captivate our imagination and offer ...


Seattle Murder Committed by Either Time-Traveling Pilgrim or His Descendent - Gawker


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Seattle Murder Committed by Either Time-Traveling Pilgrim or His Descendent
Gawker
Fitzpatrick said the DNA she used came from one of several major collections of genetic profiles, a practice she said was "really hot these days for genealogy." She said the people who donated DNA profiles to the database had either done their ...
DNA Ties 1991 Murder to 17th-Century FamilyNewser
DNA evidence links 1991 Sarah Yarborough murder to Colonial Mass. familyCBS News
DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era familyCNN International

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Nature v. Nurture and Its Impact on Crime - dailyRx


Nature v. Nurture and Its Impact on Crime
dailyRx
A recently released research paper by criminologist JC Barnes, Ph.D., implies that your genes contribute to whether or not you end up committing crime. His research into the influences of lifelong criminals, juvenile offenders, and others who did ...

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Genealogy Today: Genealogy TV shows back for new season - Green Valley News


Genealogy Today: Genealogy TV shows back for new season
Green Valley News
Prime time television is going all out for genealogists this year. NBC's popular "Who Do You Think You Are?" will begin a new season at 8 pm on Friday, Feb. 3. Several well-known celebrities will be featured this year on the show's longest season to ...


The scientists behind Mitochondrial Eve tell us about the "lucky mother" who ... - io9


The scientists behind Mitochondrial Eve tell us about the "lucky mother" who ...
io9
Wilson was one of the earliest - and, as such, one of the most controversial - scientists to use molecular biology and genetic markers to probe the origins of humanity, which culminated in the discovery of Mitochondrial Eve. We recently had a chance to ...

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