DNA from Monitor crew

[tomcat]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323628804578346181040053980.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[1_mke]

Interesting. They don't mention what sorts of DNA they were able to extract. It sounds like they might have managed to get autosomal as well as mtDNA.

[vinnie]

Great story - thanks for posting this, Tomcat.

[tomcat]

Interesting. They don't mention what sorts of DNA they were able to extract. It sounds like they might have managed to get autosomal as well as mtDNA.

I thought they got Y as they were able to link a male sailor to (a possible) male descendant but the connection could be on the maternal line.

[Sue Crowley]

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak is working to identify the two men.

[Mlawton]

Thank you for posting this. Love to read stories like this. Fascinating!