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From: Alan Savin <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] American Scientist Magazine
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 21:08:33 +0100
In-Reply-To: <035d01c2f97a$f81cab70$501d5818@yourpa86z1i3g7>


Dear List,

Has anybody obtained this article, that is the second article, and what did
they think about it ?

I am after a copy here in the UK please, as it sounds as if I would find
the subject matter very interesting, so could some kind person contact me
off list in this respect.

Many thanks Alan


>Thought some subscribers might be interested in this.
>
>Joy
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>UpFront with NGS
> The Online Newsletter of the National Genealogical Society
> Volume 2, Number 7 -- 01 April 2003
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> Co-editors: Dennis and Carla Ridenour
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> To view the HTML version of UpFront visit:
> http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/UpFront/040103/web
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> To view the PDF version of UpFront visit:
> http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/UpFront/040103/040103.pdf
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>The Editor's Inbox
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>American Scientist Magazine
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>This is to invite your attention to the March/April issue of "American
>Scientist" magazine wherein there are two articles of particular
>interest to genealogists. "American Scientist is generally available
>at newsstands; I got mine at Barnes & Noble.
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>The first article is "Dating Ancient Mortar," revealing in quite
>readable form issues and results of radiocarbon and related dating.
>Among the datings described is the attribution of the stone tower in
>Newport, RI to the 1680's rather than the pre-Columbian period.
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>Particularly linked to our interests is the second article, "Genealogy
>in the Era of Genomics" by Susanna C. Manrubia, et al. This article
>explores the probability of a line (surname) dying out as well as the
>related probability of a family name (Smith, Jones, etc.) becoming
>extinct. The authors use early English royalty as a lead topic, but
>branch into applications of DNA analysis. The roles of spelling
>variations in the survival of a surname and the number of generations
>required for the ancestors of two people to reach coalescence are also
>included.
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>I suggest an immediate alert via UpFront to members so that they might
>obtain a copy while they are still available.
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> >From Robert Shelton, Walnut Creek, CA
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