2019 top posts: DNA
Top DNA posts of the year Here we are, in the last days of 2019, and The Legal Genealogist is continuing to take the chance some extra time-off allows, to think back and reflect. It’s now the last Sunday of the year — the last of this decade — and...A holiday gift for ourselves
Not too basic, not too advanced Finding the right educational opportunity when it comes to integrating DNA into our research systems can be a little like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Some courses are just too basic… The Legal Genealogist does not wish to...Forming consent
Forms to document consent The Legal Genealogist has said it before and will say it again… and again… and again… The hallmark of ethical genealogy is the utmost respect for the privacy of living people and the disclosure of information about living people only with...2019 alphabet soup: T is for …
A reminder on terms of use The Legal Genealogist was privileged last night to participate in a discussion of the GEDmatch buyout by the forensic biotech firm Verogen. Part of the Wacky Wednesday series by DearMYRTLE, the discussion is now archived and can be reviewed...GEDmatch acquired by forensic firm
DNA database bought by genomics firm linked to law enforcement No, the calendar hasn’t suddenly stopped — or advanced. No, it’s not Sunday, when DNA is the usual topic around The Legal Genealogist. It’s just that there’s major news on the...Before we buy that kit…
Think about the ethical rules It’s holiday sale time at the DNA companies, with price breaks on DNA testing kits already underway or soon to begin at most of the testing companies. And with the substantial dropoff in the rate of growth of DNA testing in the...The end is coming
At the Genographic Project The National Geographic Genographic Project is coming to an end. Fifteen years after it launched as a research project to get the first clear scientific view of human biodiversity, the public part of the project is closing down. And that...More on that warrant…
Some questions answered So last week The Legal Genealogist wrote about the search warrant issued by a local judge in the State of Florida for access to the GEDmatch database in a criminal case. And, at that time, basically all that was known was that a warrant had...About that warrant…
Why its implications are unclear The genetic genealogy community has been in a tizzy since the disclosure by the New York Times on Tuesday that a Florida judge had issued a search warrant for the GEDmatch DNA database. That warrant — disclosed by a police...Subscribe by Email
