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Commercially available gene tests that shed light on individual’s origins are popular. They provide an estimate of the geographic regions where one’s ancestors come from. To arrive at such an estimate, the genetic information of an individual is compared to information pertaining to reference groups collected from around the world.
The findings now made by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Aalto University and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare make it possible, for the first time, to make similar comparisons within Finland.
The results of a new study made it possible to follow the traces of 20th century events in our genes and assess the effect of migration on the genetic mixing of the population. For example, it was possible to trace the migration of the evacuees from Finnish Karelia all across Finland on an annual level by exploring the share of the Karelian ancestry among the newborns of a given region.
Former President
Tarja Halonen has confirmed in an interview with commercial broadcaster MTV that Russian authorities offered the manufacturing technology for the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Finland.
According to the broadcaster, Halonen contacted
Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The WHO request related to the approval process for the Sputnik vaccine, not the supply of production technology. I thanked her for the information and said that, of course, I have no authority to say anything more about it. Other than taking the matter forward in the government to Minister (
Finland may obtain the manufacturing technology of Russias coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, but does not have the corresponding industrial production capacities, Hanna Nohynek, a chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), told Sputnik on Friday
Researchers successfully determine annual changes in genetic ancestry in different regions of Finland miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers successfully determine annual changes in genetic ancestry within Finland eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.