Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Top Genealogy News: DNA—The map to your past



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DNA: The map to your past

Blue eyes, brown hair, freckles. We all have unique features, a combination of our relatives past and present. But the way we look is just the tip of the iceberg, as who we are is written in our DNA. A complex set of instructions that we inherit from our parents. With the help of GeneTree, a genealogy research company, I set out on a journey to find my roots, and the origin of my family tree…

★ 9 via Colorado Connection

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Genetic Genealogy

Genealogy Tech: Online Vital Records

Why search vital records online? With the advent of the internet, family history has become a lot more accessible. Before the internet, all research had to be done by visiting libraries or archives or writing to parishes or historical societies to request copies or transcriptions of records…

★ 17 via Genetree

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USB stick can sequence DNA in seconds

It may look like an ordinary USB memory stick, but a little gadget that can sequence DNA while plugged into your laptop could have far-reaching effects on medicine and genetic research. The UK firm Oxford Nanopore built the device, called MinION, and claims it can sequence simple genomes…

★ 238 via New Scientist

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Genome Sequencing's Affordable, and Frightful, Future

"Here it is," I thought. "Mortality in an e-mail." It had been almost four months since I walked into a lab at a Harvard research facility, rolled up my sleeve, and gave a vial of blood to have my genome sequenced. Now my deciphered genome was complete. It appeared to be a good report…

★ 20 via Businessweek

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Family History

Why Bother With Genealogy?

The genealogy world has been alive with controversy and debate over citations on blog posts – this blog post isn't about that. I have purposely been avoiding the latest controversy, drama, and debate. Then I read, "Eliminating the Hobby from Genealogy" on The Geneabrarian Reference Desk…

★ 23 via Elyse's Genealogy Blog

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Genealogy Detective Megan Smolenyak

Megan Smolenyak is THE leading genealogy investigator in this country, and possibly the world. Many folks may recognize Megan from her numerous TV appearances on shows and networks such as Good Morning America, the Today Show, the Early Show, CNN, NPR…

★ 22 via Hannibal

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on His Genome

Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of Harvard's W.E.B. Dubois Institute for African & American Studies, used genetic analysis to explore his ancestry—and those of Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, and others—for the PBS television series African American Lives…

★ 16 via Businessweek

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The Second Edition of A Primer for The Master Genealogist by Terry Reigel is Now Available

ReigelRidge Press is proud to announce availability of the Second Edition of Terry Reigel's sell-out book, A Primer for The Master Genealogist. The First Edition, introduced in February of 2008, was very well received by users of the renowned genealogy program…

★ 17 via EOGN

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