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Still Looking for the Identity of Boulder Jane Doe

September 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Colorado, DNA Research
DNA and genealogy research can often solve mysteries. However, with all the research that’s gone into the case of Boulder Jane Doe, we still don’t know who she is… The remains of a woman whose mysterious death in 1954 generated headlines across Colorado have been reburied more than four years after she was exhumed in an [...]

The Hand in the Ice Identified as Frank Van Zandt’s

August 16th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in DNA Research, Disasters
On a July day nine years ago, amid a bleak, rocky landscape near the foot of an ancient volcano in southeastern Alaska, two amateur plane crash detectives found Frank Van Zandt’s left arm. They didn’t know that the pale remains, which resembled a delicate glove, belonged to the long-dead merchant seaman from Roanoke. All they knew was [...]

It’s Reported That 660,000 Years Ago the Common Ancestor of Humans & Neandertals Lived on Earth

August 7th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in DNA Research
The Journal, Cell, has published an article that “will help resolve lingering questions about the genealogical relationship between the prehistoric hominids and modern man.” According to news reports, “the study marks the first time scientists have succeeded in mapping a perfect genetic sequence from ancient DNA.” The following is a summary of the article from the [...]

GeneTree Adds Y-Chromosome DNA Testing

July 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in DNA Research
The following News-Release was written by GeneTree staff: GeneTree Adds Y-Chromosome DNA Testing Option to Trace Paternal Line Ancestors, Research Surnames and Connect with Present Day Relatives Addition of New Test Means GeneTree Participants Can Now Conveniently Tap into the World’s Largest and Most Diverse Databases of Linked DNA and Family History Information Using Both Y-Chromosome (Paternal [...]

GeneTree to Join Osmond Family 50th Anniversary Worldwide Concert Tour

May 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Celebrity Genealogy, DNA Research
Osmonds Seek “Lost Family Members;” Major Concert Tour Will Highlight the Importance of Family and the Osmond Family’s Collaboration with GeneTree to Discover Previously Unknown Osmond Relatives in the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Australia; Other Tour Locations Will Include Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia SALT LAKE CITY & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE) - GeneTree, a leading DNA-enabled [...]