ME Association

Decode ME Study - "Join the world’s largest ME/CFS study!"

Are you aged 16 or over, live in the UK, and have had an ME/CFS diagnosis from a healthcare professional?

If so, please take part (if you haven't already) here:

https://www.decodeme.org.uk/portal/

#pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #DecodeME #DecodeMEStudy #DNAresearch #Research @mecfs

How Should Scientists Navigate the Ethics of Ancient Human DNA Research?

#ResearchEthics #DNAResearch

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-should-scientists-navigate-the-ethics-of-ancient-human-dna-research-180981489/

Two weeks ago, Dutch regional newspapers published a story about the #dna of Vincent van Gogh. Was he the father of a child, born in 1885? The answer was no: Y-DNA tests did not match.

https://www.antecedentia.com/2022/12/van-gogh-dna/

But was this research done properly? I wrote a letter to the newspaper, which was published today! Will someone who was involved in the research reply? I will let you know.

#genealogy #familyhistory #dnaresearch #newspaper

This is such a cool piece of research on the genetic relationships of harakeke (NZ flax), including weaving cultivars. "Could this information be used for determining the provenance of taonga Māori made from harakeke?" https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2022/12/01/what-can-dna-reveal-about-harakeke-and-taonga-maori/ #DNAResearch #Weaving #Flax #TePapa