Category Archives: genetic genealogy

Paper FAQ for Attacks on genetic privacy via uploads to genealogical databases

Posted on October 22, 2019 by cooplab

An FAQ written by Doc (Michael) Edge and Graham Coop on their paper about genetic genealogy & privacy (pdf link here). The preprint is scheduled to appear on Oct 22nd and should be available at this link. What is this … Continue reading →

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Toronto Darwin Day

Posted on February 14, 2019 by cooplab

Had a lot of fun giving the Darwin Day talk at the University of Toronto on Genetics, Genealogy, and our Vast Family Tree. Here is a pdf slides: Toronto Darwin Day pdf and the powerpoint Toronto Darwin Day Power Point … Continue reading →

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Woodland genetic genealogy talk

Posted on June 29, 2018 by cooplab

I gave a talk as part of the Woodland (CA) Public Library Science & Society Discussion Series (Thurs once a month). The powerpoint of the slides is here: Woodland genetic genealogy slides [ppt], a pdf of the slides is here … Continue reading →

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How lucky was the genetic investigation in the Golden State Killer case?

Posted on May 7, 2018 by cooplab

Last week, police arrested Joseph DeAngelo as a suspect in case of the Golden State Killer, an infamous serial murderer and rapist whose case has been open for over forty years. The arrest is huge news in and of itself, … Continue reading →

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Where did your genetic ancestors come from?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by cooplab

[Part of a continuing set of blog posts on genetics and genealogy] In the last post I described how you are descended from a vast number of ancestors, from all over the world. But how much of your genome traces … Continue reading →

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Your ancestors lived all over the world

Posted on November 28, 2017 by cooplab

In the last post I discussed the idea that that we are all related in the recent past (building off the work of Chang, Derrida, and colleagues). This idea can be confusing; for many of us our ancestors all seem … Continue reading →

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Our vast, shared family tree.

Posted on November 20, 2017 by cooplab

You might not like to admit it, but you’re related to me. It’s very unlikely that you’re my sibling (I’m not even sure if my family read these posts). You’re one of over seven billion people alive today, and I … Continue reading →

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Genomic variation in sharing between siblings

Posted on January 26, 2014 by cooplab

Siblings of the same sex resemble each other to varying degrees. For most traits this is mostly due to differences in the environment between them, and its effects on their development. However, siblings also subtly differ in their genomic similarity, … Continue reading →

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How many genomic blocks do you share with a cousin?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by cooplab

Thanksgiving is over, although you fridge may still be full of leftovers. You probably spent your time wondering exactly what you have in common with your cousin, other than your loathing of brussels sprouts. I’m a British ex-pat so I … Continue reading →

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How many genetic ancestors do I have?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by cooplab

In my last couple of posts I talked about how much of your (autosomal) genome you inherit from a particular ancestor [1,2]. In the chart below I show a family tree radiating out from one individual. Each successive layer out … Continue reading →

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