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DNA, GPS & Proof: Tightening the Loose Screws on our Tripod

Two postings ago, we posed this thought: “Past first-degree relationships, DNA testing does not supply quick and easy answers to ‘prove’ a relationship.” Yesterday, we posed a problem ...

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Applying the Evidence Analysis Map to DNA—Part 1: Sources

Inquiring minds have asked, “About DNA and the GPS: How is DNA related as to source, information, and evidence with regard to the match and the most recent common ancestor?"

Yesterday, we tackled the first issue: separating two different tools that are often mentally merged:

EE Mon, 11/12/2018 - 17:32

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EAM & GPS: Newsflash! Siblings, not Twins

In another forum, a researcher asks how the "GPS" and its breakdown of sources vs. information vs. evidence applies to DNA.It’s a spot-on question in today’s research world, but it can’t be answered without straightening out a bit of confusion:

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Case Building 101 for Historical Researchers

Researcher Bev Wright has a legal background. Now that she’s pursuing history, she wonders how the practices of one field applies to the other:

EE Mon, 11/05/2018 - 17:26

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