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From: Brent Kennedy <>
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Re: Melungeon-D Digest V02 #1034
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:43:40 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <009701c2b2c4$bebbad60$649650d8@main>


Jack,

Nancy Shute wrote that article as a small part of a
much larger issue on "Histories Mysteries." At the
time of her visit, the population study had just
gotten underway (as you know, we collected Y samples
for the study AFTER that interview). At that point in
time all that had been collected were mtDNA samples
(hair) and that's what she reported. And Nancy Shute
was not involved in the study. She was a reporter.
Why do you keep quoting that study and Nancy Shute as
if she is the primary researcher and as if all that
happened afterwards didn't happen? Furthermore,
control groups already exist. It's called DNA
databanks. There's no need to reinvent the wheel.<G>
Anyway, hope this is helpful.

Brent

--- Jack Goins <> wrote:
> > Since this is directed at me, I'll say again what
> I've said many times
> > before here: there is no DNA test for
> "Melungeoness" and that was not the
> > pupose of Dr. Jones' DNA study, which was a
> population study.
>
> Dennis I know what you have said, but you obviously
> have not read the story
> concerning this DNA
> adventure in the US News & World report. And you did
> not meet this reported
> Nancy Shute,.
> and you were not involved in any of this. If it was
> a population study this
> sure was a well
> keep secret and where is the Control Group? Jack
>

> > > like Brent says then everybody born and raised
> in Appalachia is a
> > Melungeon.


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