Another site on the DVA research sent to Kosciusko County, IN by Linda. (with her permission to forward) Shirl From: "Linda Allred Cooper" <lacooper@mindspring.com> To: <INKOSCIU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [INKOSCIU] Molecular Genealogy You can find links to articles about the DNA research at http://www.allredfamily.org/new_page_14.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "unicorn" <unicorn@ezworks.net> To: <INKOSCIU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:35 AM Subject: [INKOSCIU] Molecular Genealogy > Received this from another list in DE and thought it would be of interest to other lists. > Shirl > > Hello, all. > Just a reminder of the date for Brigham Young University's upcoming DNA > sample collection nearest to the Delaware area, for those of you wishing to > participate. BYU staff will be taking samples in Philadelphia on Saturday, > April 28th. > For those wanting more information, please visit the website listed in > the > article below. > (Sorry, I don't have an article from the Philadelphia or Delaware area. > The article below is from January and from our local paper here in St. > Petersburg, FL). The BYU folks were here back in February, whereupon > myself and another list cousin donated our DNA. > Thanks, > John > P.S. Do not send e-mail to the Joel Myres mentioned in the article > below. > The website mentions that he passed away in March. If you are interested > in contacting the staff, please use the "Contact Us" link on their website. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Genetics study open to genealogy buffs > By DONNA MURRAY ALLEN > ? St. Petersburg Times, published January 13, 2001 > If you have free time, spare blood and a four-generation pedigree chart, > Ugo Perego wants to meet you. A Brigham Young University student, Perego > has the job of helping microbiology professor Scott Woodward find 100,000 > participants for a three-year study that merges genetics with genealogy. > Woodward, the researcher who discovered a genetic marker that led to the > discovery of the gene for cystic fibrosis, heads up BYU's Molecular > Genealogy Research Group. Just as it was possible to genetically link > Thomas Jefferson to Sally Hemmings' last child, DNA can be used to relate > individuals to their immediate families, ancestors, tribal groups and even > entire populations. The MGRG plans to use markers to reconstruct worldwide > family trees. > The BYU group comes to Florida in February. Project representatives will be > on hand to provide an overview, answer questions and collect samples at > Mormon Family History Centers in Largo, Port Charlotte and Sarasota. In > Largo, the event takes place at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10. Contact Charles > Grandmaison at chasgene@aol.com for details. For more calendar information, > contact your local FHC or log on to <http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu>. > You must be 18 to participate. > Woodward launched the study last March. He wants to compile a database of > 100,000 blood samples from at least 500 worldwide populations in the next > three to five years. Each sample will be correlated with a four-generation > family history that includes the date and place of birth for each ancestor. > The results will be computerized. > "One hundred thousand samples will provide us with an understanding of the > genetic make-up of the world," Prego said in a phone interview from his > Brigham Young office in Provo, Utah. "We'll also know what markers from > specific areas of the world look like. In the future, individuals will > benefit from this database to trace their ancestors, because they will be > able to compare their DNA to those in the database. Since each individual > carries within them a unique record of who they are and how they are > related to everyone else, it will be possible to overcome such genealogical > obstacles as illegitimacy, adoption and missing records to prove his or her > lineage. For American Indians and African-Americans, among others, such > data would be invaluable." As the database grows, more genealogical > mysteries will be solved. > The MGRG is retracing the movement of genes in time and space, Perego said. > This data will help confirm migration patterns. For centuries, people who > shared similar DNA tended to remain in a small geographical area. Times > have changed. Perego used some of my ancestors as an example. As far back > as 1800, some of my kin lived in what is now known as Slovakia. Thus, the > DNA of my early Slovak relatives is the same DNA strain found in 1890 in > Pennsylvania where my great-grandfather settled. Now it can be found in > Florida -- in me. In other words, that original Slovak DNA could be found > just about anywhere these days. > But the study isn't getting quite that personal yet. To protect the privacy > of those participating in the study, names won't be released or kept in the > database. DNA samples are assigned identification numbers when the data is > collected to ensure confidentiality. Anyone interested in participating in > the study to solve a personal genealogical situation must submit a special > release form. E-mail Joel Myres at joel_myres@byu.edu to obtain a copy of > that form. > Why is BYU sponsoring this project? "Every Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) is > required to compile a four-generation pedigree chart," Perego said. > "Genealogy is very important in order to understand who we are and how we > are related to others. 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