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DNA can solve all sorts of mysteries, including the sometimes thorny question of paternity. ktsdesign/Shutterstock Headlines about molecular genetics being used to shed new light on old mysteries or even put criminals behind bars have become increasingly more common. In South Africa DNA is being used to answer important questions about everything from a group of people’s origins to the biological paternity of a child. But paternity tests aren’t just applicable to modern cases. Fellow researcher Christoff Erasmus and I considered DNA evidence to understand a divorce case dating back...

What genetic analysis reveals about the ancestry of SA’s Afrikaners Their ancestors were mostly Dutch, French and German, with 4.7% of their DNA found to be non-European 20 May 2021 - 21:04 By Jaco Greeff and Carina Schlebusch The story of human history is one of migrations over the globe and admixture — the exchange of DNA — between populations. Two of the most dramatic of these migrations were slavery and European colonisation. The subsequent admixture between slaves, Europeans and indigenous populations led to the formation of new populations. One, at the southern tip ...