ancestors = descendants

[Jonathan Lighter]

We've talked about this before.  It's really taking off, too.

  JL



David Bergdahl <dlbrgdhl at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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from an MSNBC.com article on tracing descendants of the Lost Colony in
Virgina: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19177130

"Fred Willard, director of the Lost Colony center, said some colonists
may have migrated inland to what are now East Lake, Chocowinity and
Gum Neck. Researchers plan to use cheek swabs taken from possible
ancestors to test the paternal and maternal DNA lines."

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