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Seven years of SNPs: An assessment of methods utilized for generating profiles for forensic genetic genealogy

, 2022
Over the past seven years, hundreds of cases have been processed with the goal of phenotyping, biogeographical ancestry, and/or forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) research. However, not all profiles developed were suitable for upload to public databases or
Oefelein, Rachel H
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“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test

BMC Psychiatry
Background According to recent estimates, around 30 million people have taken Direct-to-Consumer DNA ancestry tests, typically marketed as a fun, harmless and exciting process of discovery.
Juliette Careau, Maarten H.D. Larmuseau, Rebekah Drumsta, Rob Whitley   +3 more
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Genetic base of paddy rice cultivars of Southern Brazil [PDF]

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2014
The genetic knowledge of the germplasm is crucial to the plant breeding in order to develop new varieties. This study was carried out to evaluate the genetic similarity of 40 rice cultivars developed in Southern Brazil with the use of two tolls ...
Juliana Vieira Raimondi, Rubens Marschalek, Rubens Onofre Nodari   +2 more
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Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing Masculinity through Genetic Legacies: Family Histories, Y-Chromosomes, and “Viking Identities”

Genealogy, 2018
The contemporary popularity of genetic genealogy has been accompanied by concerns about its potential reifying of identity. This has referred in particular to ethnicity, but also to gender, with fears that looking at the past through the lens of popular ...
Marc Scully
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Extended Family Outreach in Hereditary Cancer Using Web-Based Genealogy, Direct-to-Consumer Ancestry Genetics, and Social Media: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of the ConnectMyVariant Intervention

JMIR Cancer, 2023
BackgroundCascade screening, defined as helping at-risk relatives get targeted genetic testing of familial variants for dominant hereditary cancer syndromes, is a proven component of cancer prevention; however, its uptake is low ...
Annie T Chen, Jennifer Huey, Sandra Coe, Jailanie Kaganovsky, Emily A Malouf, Heather D Evans, Jill Daker, Elizabeth Harper, Olivia Fordiani, Emma E Lowe, Caileigh McGraw Oldroyd, Ashlyn Price, Kristlynn Roth, Julie Stoddard, Jill N Crandell, Brian H Shirts   +15 more
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic evidence of tri-genealogy hypothesis on the origin of ethnic minorities in Yunnan

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Yunnan is located in Southwest China and consists of great cultural, linguistic, and genetic diversity. However, the genomic diversity of ethnic minorities in Yunnan is largely under-investigated.
Zhaoqing Yang, Hao Chen, Yan Lu, Yang Gao, Hao Sun, Jiucun Wang, Li Jin, Jiayou Chu, Shuhua Xu   +8 more
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genealogenetic biography: A proposed transdisciplinary concept and methodology

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa
This article introduces the concept of genealogenetic biography as a transdisciplinary approach to augment the epistemology of both family history narratives and historical scholarship.
Johanna C.A. Jamison
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