Solving the Romanov Mystery via DNA Testing

The mystery of the Romanov family that once ruled Russia during the 20th century in which had caused several uncertainties:

• There were no survivors during the attacking of the Bolshevik soldiers in 1918.
• There was one survivor (who was also a member of a royal family) of the attack during the Russian Revolution – the surviving Romanov daughter, Anastasia.

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Written by J.J. Yong on March 26th, 2009 with no comments.
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Is DNA Testing Able to Tell You that Your Kid is a Good Athlete?

There is another way to find out whether your child have the potential of becoming an athlete – is through DNA testing, by identifying a gene called ACTN3 in which can predict certain athletic skills. Most experts believe this ACTN3 gene able to tell whether a child is capable of being a sprinter or a marathon runner due to the two versions of the gene – the R and X variants.

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Written by J.J. Yong on March 13th, 2009 with no comments.
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DNA Testing – DNA Test Reveals Scottish Descend From Haley’s DNA

It has been quite some time to track Alex Haley ancestors which he claimed that he and his nephews are genetically related to a woman from south Wales who has traced her lineage back to 17th Century Scotland.

From the DNA testing report, it has shown that the DNA evidence supports anecdotes that another ancestor was a white man working on a slave plantation.

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Written by J.J. Yong on March 2nd, 2009 with no comments.
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