Genomic sequencing: price drops and roadblocks
Of prices and roadblocks It took 26 years, more or less, and billions of dollars to first sequence the human genome. The concept was proposed in 1977; the Human Genome Project reached its full goal in 2003. And without substantial funding support, that goal...A disquieting blend of genes and patents
Patents and genes The Legal Genealogist loves genetics. I am a self-confessed DNA junkie and never met a DNA test I wouldn’t take. And The Legal Genealogist loves patents. Not only are they wonderful tools for genealogists to use in adding depth and breadth to...Family Tree DNA Summer Sale
FTDNA Summer Sale Every so often, genealogy DNA tests go on sale, and this is one of those times. Family Tree DNA has announced its summer sale, and the bargains are out there for sure. For those new to DNA testing who are thinking about this, here’s an overview...DNA and the question of how many wives
One wife or two Reader David Condit has a mystery in his family. The evidence is clear that his 2nd great grandfather had nine children. What isn’t clear is how many wives he had. There’s a family story that the mother of the last three children was a...Looking for an Alabama relative
Margaret’s Mother So it’s DNA Sunday once again here at The Legal Genealogist, and it turns out doing advanced testing of my brother’s Y-DNA1 was fun but not genealogically useful. Yeah, we now know for certain that our paternal haplogroup is...DNA: was he or wasn’t he?
Was he or wasn’t he? It started out as a typical American story. Mom, Dad, three sons and finally a daughter. But when Mom and Dad threw in the towel on their marriage two years after the daughter’s birth, Dad announced that that was one thing he...Happy Father’s DNA Day!
Paternal DNA It’s Father’s Day and DNA Sunday here at The Legal Genealogist … so how better to celebrate the day than to give the men in my direct paternal line the gift of a little more information on their DNA? I mean, what else do you get the guys...DNA and the locks of hair
DNA from a lock of hair Reader John Henning asks: I’ve come across some locks of hair from my great-great grandmother that were in a scrapbook of my grandmothers (and actually from several of my grandmother’s friends from the 1920s/30s). This sharing of...Bone, hair, teeth and blood
How did they get that DNA sample anyway? It’s DNA Sunday here at The Legal Genealogist, and reading about all those old cool DNA results from Neanderthals and other ancient folks (and beasts) got me to wondering: how in the world did the scientists get the DNA...Subscribe by Email
