DNA Link Found Between Frozen Aboriginal Man and 17 Living People 128
The Globe and Mail is reporting that scientists claim to have found a DNA link between the frozen remains of an aboriginal man and 17 living people. "While the work on the human DNA project has opened new doors and work will continue on establishing a fuller family tree, Long Ago Person Found's descendants said they finally have the opportunity to give their ancestor a proper burial. Because his lineage had never been established, no memorial potlatch could be held. Of the 17 people linked through DNA, 15 self-identify with the Wolf Clan, meaning the young man was most likely Wolf as well."
Re:He's my great^^27 grandpa! (Score:3, Insightful)
The article focus almost exclusively on the reactions of people to the news. It mentions a "symposium" but not the name of it or who was holding it.
Presumably, there will be a journal article out of it, and if that article passes peer review, you'll hear from it again. Meantime, dismiss anything scientific you read in the daily papers. They're just astonishingly bad at reporting science.
A bit of googling on the name of the one scientist mentioned in the article suggests that this [kdtsymposium.bc.ca] is the lecture they're talking about.
Re:He's my great^^27 grandpa! (Score:5, Insightful)
In fact, I'd be more surprised if a link wasn't found.