genealogy
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Looming behind the bluesman is a blackboard, on which a genealogy of the blues has been chalk-drawn in an orderly hand.
Nicholas — who was 27 at the time of Yarborough’s Dec. 14, 1991, murder — evaded capture for nearly three decades before he was identified as a possible suspect through genetic genealogy.
From Seattle Times
Like the Borromeo family, nonabelions come with a storied genealogy in both physics and mathematics, including work that has led to several Nobel prizes and Fields medals.
From Scientific American
The Wichita Eagle reports that it was the Wichita police department’s first arrest using investigative genetic genealogy.
From Seattle Times
The agency should have a “genealogy branch to support potential reparations claimants by providing access to expert genealogical research to confirm reparations eligibility,” according to a draft of the final policy recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times
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