From the News Release: "Nearly 80 years after being declared missing in action during World War II, Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Henry L. Stevens of Monroe, Alabama, has been identified. "Stevens was accounted for on Sept. 15, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, following several recovery missions in Belgium by a team of volunteers with the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project and the DPAA." The article provides information about how Stevens was identified using anthropological, mitochondrial and autosomal DNA analyses and offers unique insights as to how Michael MacLaren, DHA liaison officer with U.S. Special Operations Command, relied on his military background to help with the recovery of the remains. Source: Hammer, R. (2024, April 17). "Army Veteran Serves in MIA Recovery Missions as DHA Volunteer." U.S. Department of Defense. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3744697/army-veteran-serves-in-mia-recovery-missions-as-dha-volunteer/
Published Study (April 3, 2024): "Modern Blackfoot people descend from an ancient ice age lineage"4/4/2024
Alex, B. (2024, April 3). "Modern Blackfoot people descend from an ancient ice age lineage: A new study of historic and modern genomes may help tribes protect ancestral lands and water rights." Science. https://www.science.org/content/article/modern-blackfoot-people-descend-ancient-ice-age-lineage Link to original, Open Access published report:
From the published report summary: "We show that the genomics of sampled individuals from the Blackfoot Confederacy belong to a previously undescribed ancient lineage that diverged from other genomic lineages in the Americas in Late Pleistocene times. Using multiple complementary forms of knowledge, we provide a scenario for Blackfoot population history that fits with oral tradition and provides a plausible model for the evolutionary process of the peopling of the Americas." Read the rest of the published journal article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl6595
Press Release. Houston, Texas: March 21, 2024: "GENE BY GENE APPOINTS JOSH WITTNER AS NEW PRESIDENT." EIN Presswire: https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/697488283/gene-by-gene-appoints-josh-wittner-as-new-president Click on the link or click the image below to read the entire press release. Press Release. Houston, Texas: March 28, 2024: "EXCITING DNA DISCOVERY CONFIRMS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S CLOSEST DIRECT PATERNAL RELATIVES." EIN Press Wire. https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/699298595/exciting-dna-discovery-confirms-george-washington-s-closest-direct-paternal-relatives Click on the link or click the image below to read the entire press release.
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