Discovering Long-Lost Relatives Through Commercial DNA Tests | 80beats
Family reunion time! Digging around in your DNA is getting cheaper and easier all the time. For only $207, you can now subscribe to 23andMe’s genotyping service , for instance, which gives you information about your genetic background, potential disease susceptibilities, and other traits. And as the numbers of people in such companies’ databases climb into the hundreds of thousands, it has ...
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I reconnected with long-lost family members
After the Holocaust, my mother lost contact with her surviving siblings. Decades later, I received a phone call asking about her
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Seeking Erie-area residents who survived near-death experiences
Did you flat line, or know someone who has? What did you do with your second chance at life? Did you switch careers or go back to school? Did you try to reconnect with long-lost relatives and loved ones?
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Mom demands body of slain ‘terrorist’
THE mother of a suspected terrorist leader killed in an air strike asked Philippine and Malaysian authorities last Friday to bring her long-lost son’s body to Malaysia for burial.
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'Tartan Butler' helps visitors trace their roots
The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, now has a concierge who helps guests learn about their family history.
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