This appears to be the article referenced in the paper: http://genetics.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get- document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.0030160 -Stacy On Oct 8, 2007, at 11:31 AM, W.G. 'Bill' Whitney wrote: > Bill Whitney wrote: >> The following short article was published in the Toronto Sun >> yesterday. It >> sounds interesting. >> >> Bill Whitney in Ontario >> >> "MATH MAKES DNA A WHIZ >> A group of DNA scientists, mathematicians and biologists from >> around the >> world have developed a computer algorithm that can help trace the >> genetic >> ancestry of thousands of people in minutes, without any prior >> knowledge of >> their background. The team's findings are published in the journal >> PLoS >> Genetics. The program was more than 99% accurate and correctly >> identified >> the ancestry of hundreds of individuals. This included people from >> genetically similar populations, such as Chinese and Japanese, and >> complex >> genetic populations such as Puerto Ricans, who can come from various >> backgrounds including native American, European and African." >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > Bill > > Sounds interesting. I'll look it up. Thanks. > > Bill Whitney in Alberta > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message