Using Genetic Genealogy to Trace Family History
Genetic genealogist CeCe Moore describes how DNA testing can assist in tracing a family tree. TRANSCRIPT: I’m CeCe Moore and I’m a professional Genetic Geneaologist. What I do is I work with the intersection of DNA and traditional genealogy research, so that would be working with Census records, vital records, things like […]
The Computer Wore High Heels
We’ve all heard of Rosie the Riveter, but Melinde Lutz-Byrne discusses how she tracked down Alice Hall – one of the top secret Rosies recruited by the Department of Defense during WWII to act as “human computers” to do calculations for a ballistics program. TRANSCRIPT: I’m Melinde Lutz-Byrne. I teach Forensic Geneaology […]
Neanderthal Genes in Modern Humans
Professor Ed Green discusses sequencing of the Neanderthal genome and signs that early humans interbreed with Neanderthals. TRANSCRIPT: My name is Ed Green and I am an Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. My research program is around genome sciences. We study all kinds of […]
