Beethoven Was a White European, DNA Says, Putting to Bed Century of Speculation
An in-depth genetic study of the German composer’s DNA has dispelled longstanding myths and claims the composer had African roots.
Ancestry
Edward Norton Discovers He Is a Descendant of a Slave Owner: ‘These Things Are Uncomfortable’
Fight Club star Edward Norton recently discovered the “uncomfortable” fact that he is a descendant of a slave owner, and one particular detail of his family history makes him “want to die.”
WATCH — Mom Reunites with Daughter Taken at Birth Decades Ago: ‘Feels like Coming Home’
Nancy Womac believed for the past 42 years that she would eventually meet the little girl taken from her at birth while she was in a Tennessee hospital.
Democrat Voter Who Questioned Warren’s Ancestry Claims Says Candidate Was ‘Pandering’
The Democrat voter who questioned Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) past claims of Native American heritage at a “Conversation with the Candidate” event in New Hampshire last week told Fox News’s Martha MacCallum Monday the presidential candidate was trying too hard to pander to her.
NBC News Doesn’t Ask Elizabeth Warren About False Cherokee Ancestry Claims in First Debate
Neither debate moderators nor fellow candidates challenged Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) on her false Native American ancestry claims during Wednesday night’s two-hour Democrat debate.
Elizabeth Warren Hints at Other Documents Claiming Native American Heritage
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) insisted once again on Wednesday that “family lore” was sufficient justification for claiming — beginning in 1984 in the Pow Wow Chow cookbook and in 1986 on her Texas Bar registration card — that she has Native American heritage.
Elizabeth Warren’s ≤1.6% Native American Ancestry Falls Short of Minority Status Standards
On Monday Sen. Warren offered something beyond family lore to support her heritage claims — a report from Dr. Carlos Bustamante of Stanford University on DNA genotypes provided by a DNA testing lab that purports to show she has between 0.1 – 1.6 percent Native American ancestry.
DNA Testing Companies Agree to Follow New Guidelines on Third Party Sharing
A number of major genomic testing companies have agreed to a new set of guidelines on the sharing of DNA with law enforcement and other third parties.
