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In 2021, DNA from a living descendant allowed researchers to identify John Gregory, Engineer of HMS Erebus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

But a descendant of Melin Llynon's first miller said "he would have turned in his grave" if he saw "the colours of the mill now".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"I am a descendant of the Urartians, their grandson," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Goode’s third, “Monsters of God,” premiering Thursday on HBO, is both a direct descendant and forges a new path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Werfel put a warning hand on Spurge’s wrist—but Spurge continued, “I am a representative of the Elf King! His Majesty, may he live forever, is a direct descendant of King Degravaunt.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

It adds: "Decisions about these items and collections should be made in collaboration with descendants or communities from which they originate, if known."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

This allowed them to follow the same stem cells and their descendants for five months, an unprecedented period of observation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The family-controlled business was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown and is now controlled by more than 100 living descendants and spouses—many of them cousins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Aegon’s descendants revere the Conqueror so highly that he has numerous prominent namesakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Their modern descendants, however, tend to speak of their courage and valor.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz