Tag: family history
Who Are You? Amateur genealogists research family histories
She’s a descendant of Captain William Bradford, an Englishman who came to America on the Mayflower and served as governor of the Plymouth Colony in the 1600s. And in the 1870s, one of her distant relatives dueled against Old West lawman Wyatt Earp.
Genetics: Villain or savior for cancer patients
Cancer and genetics are a hard thing to wrap your head around. You see, some cancers have genetic links that increase your risk of getting certain types of cancers. Yet, genetic modifications to your immune system (where genes are modified and re-introduced to your body) show great promise in treating and perhaps curing some cancers.
