The Army used to do a DNA test and put it in your medical record. They took a small swab with small bristles on it and rubbed it down the inside of your cheek, your mouth cheek, for you sheepers with the quick whit. One swap for each cheek. Then sent to the lab. Results came back on where the DNA was stored. This was to ID the bodies if there wasn't anyother way to identify them. Whitewolf ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Garland" <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> To: <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [BS-L] Re:DNA from hair > > > Something else... DNA from hair, and anywhere on the outside, is bound to be > more contaminated, which is a real problem. That's why they like soft tissue > DNA from places that were not exposed. > > Secondly, the DNA from some places lasts longer than from other places on > the body. Again, it has to do with exposure, but also with the source, be it > bone or nerve or soft tissue. And also the conditions and environment around > the corpse, wet, dry or whatever. > > Jan G. > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "J. Garland" <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> > Reply-To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com > To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BS-L] Re:DNA from hair > Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 14:55:19 -0700 > > > Ruthie, I know they've used hair to ID a corpse. They've compared the color > and structure. I've never heard of them using the DNA. And it still wouldn't > solve the problem of verifying the real source of the old hair. Things > passed down for a couple generations don't always originate from the person > it's said to come from. And that's a problem that could really throw a > wrench in the works. > > Jan G. > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Ruthie Jones" <ruthiejones@theofficenet.com> > Reply-To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com > To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BS-L] Re:DNA from hair > Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 07:25:01 -0700 > > DNA is in every cell in our bodies, including hair. "Soft" tissue is not a > factor. Frequently, > forensic scientists use hair to ID a corpse. So, yes, those locks of hair > in lockets, old > letters, etc., can be used to confirm familial lineage. > Ruthie > I don't know if they can, Jack, have never heard of it. I think it has to > be > blood or soft tissue, even nerve tissue from teeth. They can match hair > with > hair, but I think that's all. > Jan G. > > > I wonder if you can get a DNA reading from old hair ? I know a lot of > people collected old hair from some of their deceased loved ones. It > seems > to me that would be the only way one could prove anything, through direct > DNA samples. > > Jack Childers in OKC > > > > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > --- > > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > each individual submitter. > TENDER LAMB CORNER: If your Blacksheep is still living, or public posting > may cause trouble, send the information to our TLC Coordinator, Sue Bates; > BSBates@netease.net, Confidentiality maintained. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > ~~~~ > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > each individual submitter. > > http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/mia.html > This is the POW/MIA Links and Database. > A complete list by Service Branch of POW/MIA/KIAs in Vietnam is here. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > --- > > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by each individual submitter. > TENDER LAMB CORNER: If your Blacksheep is still living, or public posting may cause trouble, send the information to our TLC Coordinator, Sue Bates; BSBates@netease.net, Confidentiality maintained. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >