Can DNA tests prove a person’s nationality?

In this post, Sarah Abel discusses recent reports of commercial DNA ancestry tests being used to investigate the origins of refugees. Continue reading →

Decoding the debate on genetics and selective schooling

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Written by Sarah Abel 24/04/2018 genetics GWA studies human becomings intelligence IQ schools UK

In this post, CitiGen researcher Sarah Abel tries to get to the bottom of some of the claims surrounding a recent study about genetics and educational attainment. Continue reading →

Can DNA testing end racism?

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Written by Sarah Abel 25/09/2017 Charlottesville dna extremism far-right racism white nationalism white supremacy

Post-doc Sarah Abel discusses the impact of DNA ancestry testing on White nationalist communities, and explores to what extent genetics can help tackle racism.

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What happens to your genetic data when you take a commercial DNA ancestry test?

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Written by Sarah Abel 12/07/2017 23andMe AncestryDNA DTC genetic ancestry testing genetic ownership privacy research consent terms and conditions

Over the last couple of months, a number of articles have appeared in the media and blogosphere highlighting the issues of data ownership and privacy in relation to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing.

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What Makes Us?

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Written by Sarah Abel 14/06/2017 art dna testing human migrations music pint of science soundwork

Artist and PhD researcher Kelcy Davenport discusses her inspiration for the soundwork “What Makes Us?”, which she presented at this year’s Pint of Science festival in Cambridge. Continue reading →

Who Do We Think We Are?

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Written by Sarah Abel 14/04/2017 britainsdna dna testing genealogy livingdna unesco wdytya who do you think you are? live

CitiGen post-doc Sarah Abel discusses her recent visit to the UK’s largest family history event, Who Do You Think You Are? Live, held from 6th-8th April at the NEC in Birmingham. Continue reading →

Could a DNA test unthrone the British royalty?

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Written by Sarah Abel 17/03/2017 illegitimacy kinship mtDNA Richard III royal lineages Y chromosome

This week’s blog – compiled by CitiGen post-docs Pierpaolo Maisano Delser, Bart Lambert, and Sarah Abel – turns to one of the UK’s most widely publicised DNA testing cases in recent years: the genetic study of the remains of Richard III, excavated from a city council car park in Leicester in 2012. Continue reading →

RootsTech, through an anthropologist’s eyes

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Written by Sarah Abel 20/02/2017 ancestry family history genealogy lds church mormons rootstech

Last week, CitiGen post-doc Sarah Abel attended North America’s largest annual family history conference, RootsTech, held from 8th-11th February in Salt Lake City. This post comprises a collection of her thoughts and observations from the event. Continue reading →

Discussion: Using DNA to excavate our collective pasts

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Written by Sarah Abel 08/12/2016 ancient dna genealogy genetic testing history

On Wednesday 7 December, CitiGen and ArchSci2020 (a new Marie-Skłodowska Curie network) organised a workshop on the use of palaeogenomic data at the University of York. Continue reading →

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