DNA for Genealogists

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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  

  Sep 13, 2023

  Eve Gene: Do We All Descend From a Common Female Ancestor?

  howstuffworks.com - Josh Clark

  ­In 1987, a group of genet­icists published a surprising study in the journal Nature.­ The­ researchers examined the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) taken …

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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  Sep 20
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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  

  How at-home DNA testing kits let people skirt donor anonymity laws – and why they do it

  The Conversation UK - Caroline A B Redhead and Lucy Frith

  The accessibility of at-home DNA testing means that practically anyone can send away for a kit and learn about their family history, genetic ancestry …

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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  

  Can Ancient DNA Support Indigenous Histories?

  sapiens.org - María Pía Tavella

  A biological anthropologist reflects on how scientific research can be used to reaffirm or undermine Indigenous land ties in Argentina.✽In the early …

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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  

  Surprise Discovery Reveals Hidden Lineage of Ancient Japanese Ancestry

  ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella

  The genes of modern Japanese people may have been hiding a long-lost line of ancestors, who once migrated to the top of the archipelago from the …

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  Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

  

  My Whole Life, I Embraced My Latina Identity. Then I Took A DNA Test That Changed Everything.

  HuffPost - Cuba Jimenez

  "Genealogy was a fun brain game for those with European ancestry. For nearly everyone else, it was a painful awakening to lost stories, erased histories and generations of trauma. " Friday morning began in the Los Angeles International Airport. I was preparing to board my flight to go visit my …