Melanoma Genome Sequence Shows PREX2 as a Significantly Mutated Gene
Berger, Hodis et al., Nature
A team led by investigators at the Broad Institute reports having sequenced the genomes of 25 metastatic melanomas and matched germline DNA, through which it identified a "wide range of point mutation rates," and PREX2 as a significantly mutated gene in melanomas.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on His Genome
February 20, 2012
From both his genome sequence and a paper record trail, Harvard University’s Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was able to delve into his ancestry, reports BusinessWeek. "It turns out that I'm descended on my mother's side from a white woman who was impregnated by a black slave, and on my father's side from an Irishman who conceived with a black woman named Jane Gates," he says, later adding: "I was searching for African roots, and they led to an African kingdom called the United Kingdom." Gates adds that he found nothing that worried him about his health.
I never knew that you could
I never knew that you could actually find out the names of your ancestors and their social status from sequencing your genome?
Oh wait! All that came from searching through historical documents. Dr. Gates Jr.'s genome sequence was apparently less insightful.