DNA Shepherd

23/01/2025

Good animation to explain once removed relationships

06/10/2022

Groundbreaking research and well deserved 👏🧬🦴

Svante Pääbo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins."

19/07/2022

Today is the 200th anniversary of the father of Mendelian genetics. A son of a peasant farmer and a citizen scientist, his experiments with peas laid the foundation of our understanding of genetic inheritance 🧬🧬🧬

Gregor Johann Mendel, known as the "father of modern genetics", was a biologist, mathematician, and Augustinian friar. He also studied astronomy and meteorology, founding the 'Austrian Meteorological Society' in 1865. Today is his birthday!

15/07/2022

Lemise Kassim's new guided walk celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Gregor Mendel's birth and the discovery of Mendelian inheritance

26/12/2021

The last English census to be released until 2051

We have just done some maths and realised that as the 12th day of Christmas ends, the 1921 Census of England and Wales will be launched.

03/05/2021

Genealogical Society of Queensland's DNA Day with 3 international speakers coming up soon with early bird tickets until 31st May

13/02/2021

This year free and you do not need to travel to Utah or London 📚😀

Family Discovery and Technology Conference
March 5 - 7, 2026
Online & In-Person!

26/01/2021

🧬Love this one🧬
TGIF!!! 💕

23/09/2020

For those interested in deep deep family history 😀

Study reveals family histories of black-haired Vikings who set forth—and died—far from home

01/09/2020

Highly recommended free conference 😀

RootsTech conferences are dedicated to celebrating and discovering family connections, both past and present. With over 150 breakout sessions, an exciting lineup of celebrity speakers, and a gigantic expo hall, we’ve got something we’re sure you’ll love. Get ready to explore your family connec...

24/04/2020

ANZAC Day, DNA Day and my Birthday all in one 😀

National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.