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
In this post, Sarah Abel discusses recent reports of commercial DNA ancestry tests being used to investigate the origins of refugees. Continue reading
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.
Post-doc Bart Lambert reports on how to get DNA from the York Gospels without destroying the tiniest piece of parchment.
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CitiGen is an international research project that aims to study how modern and ancient genomic data are being used to shape public understandings of the past.
Headquartered at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, CitiGen involves academic partners from Iceland, Ireland, and the UK, as well as non-academic partners from the fields of genetic ancestry testing, family tree research, and public engagement with science.
The project is funded by the Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) Joint Research Programme “Uses of the Past”.