Are the fingers on one or both of your hands permanently bent in a flexed position? If so, the reason might be because you have a lot of Northern European ancestry. A new report in Molecular Biology and Evolution shows that a condition known as Dupuytren’s disease is partly of Neanderthal origin. Researchers have long …
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Finding an Ancestor’s Signature
June 16, 2023 A copy of an ancestor’s signature can be an interesting addition to your research. Most of us don’t look specifically for signatures, but we often run across them on other documents. Deeds and Other Land Records Unless you find an original deed, most of the signatures on deeds are not …
Knowledge of Genealogy Can Help Fight Diseases Better
A startup in Hyderabad, India is trying to use technology to help people understand their genome better. Speaking at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit on June 9, Anu Acharya, founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, said that understanding one’s genealogy can help individuals fight diseases better. “Just like a Google map which helps you find the …