Canada: DNA Discovery Lends Weight To First Nations Ancestral Story The last of Newfoundland’s Beothuk was thought to have died in 1829 but new research indicates the bloodline did not die out – as Mi’kmaq tradition... 5/12/20 6
African Skeletons from Early Colonial Mexico Tell The Story of First-Generation Slaves Five centuries after Charles I of Spain authorized the transport of the first African slaves to the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the ancestry of the hundreds... 5/6/20 0
The Genetic Detective: ABC News Series Follows Investigative Genealogist ABC is on the case! The network just announced the premiere date for their new TV show, The Genetic Detective. 4/28/20 0
Genetic Genealogy Helps Solve 1963 Colorado Murder Of Peggy Beck Her murder went unsolved for more than 50 years. Now, investigators say they’ve identified her killer as James Raymond Taylor — thanks to... 4/28/20 0
Ancient DNA from Sardinia Reveals 6,000 Years of Genetic History A new study of the genetic history of Sardinia, a Mediterranean island off the western coast of Italy, tells how genetic ancestry on the island was relatively... 3/3/20 0
Anonymous No More: Combining Genetics with Genealogy To Identify The Dead in Unmarked Graves In Quebec, gravestones did not come into common use until the second half of the 19th century, so historical cemeteries contain many unmarked graves. Inspired... 2/26/20 0
Melissa Leo to Star in Fox Crime Drama ‘Blood Relative’ The Oscar and Emmy winner will topline Blood Relative, a crime drama centered on a genetic genealogist. Her involvement lifts a cast contingency on the... 2/26/20 1
You May Have More Neanderthal DNA Than You Think A new model upends old assumptions, revealing more Neanderthal ancestry for both modern Africans and Europeans than once thought. Some 60,000 years ago,... 2/4/20 0