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Katy Greenland

@SecretGreenland

Exploring the impacts of family secrets on people's lives with my project 'Family Secrets, Secret Families' #familysecrets #secrets

 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
familysecretsresearch.com
Joined March 2018
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Jerome de Groot@deggy2110 Dec 2019
PHD FUNDING ALERT!!!! Fully-funded PhD place + travel £££ to work with @Ash_Barnwell and myself on 'Family History, memory, and commemoration in urban migrant communities' You'll get a joint Manchester-Melbourne doctorate and spend time in each location #twitterstorians
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Lawrence Sherman@meducate8 Nov 2019
That time when the Global CME Workshop poses with a custard slice #12ECF
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Niall Rundle@NiallRundle7 Nov 2019
An excellent "Lunch with the Learners" event at at #12ECF, fascinating to hear a learners perspectives on CME. Just as interesting are the questions from providers/accreditors and the knowledge gaps they reveal @eCMEf
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"Would you rather not exist?" 🙄 Donor conceived people get asked this insensitive question all the time. Read one DCP's thoughts on it over at We Are Donor Conceived: buff.ly/2BmG1oo
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"Your Dad is Still Your Dad" is a platitude that we hear regularly, as #donorconceived people. Melissa Daniels shines some light on this idea over at We Are Donor Conceived: buff.ly/2VP5QGU
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I got to talk to @sarahwradio on @BBCBerkshire today about cousin matching and using DNA testing for genealogy. Segment starts at about 1 hour 42 minutes: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07psq…
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Permission is granted to exhume Somerton man. Australia's biggest unsolved mystery might now be resolved. abc.net.au/news/2019-10-15/a…
'Did he marry me for my DNA?': How one woman could crack the Somerton Man mystery

'Did he marry me for my DNA?': How one woman could crack the Somerton Man mystery

Professor Derek Abbott went looking for a killer. Instead, he found the love of his life. How a dead body on the beach sparked decades of intrigue … and a romance.

abc.net.au
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We kick off with @deggy21 taking about 'Secrets, surprises, andbthe new family history' from his @doublehelixhist project.
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Your DNA is not shared for research purposes unless you actively opt in. Many people are happy to share their DNA with private companies to help with medical research. bbc.com/worklife/article/201… via @BBC_Worklife
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Catch a killer with your DNA. A very balanced podcast presentingall the different viewpoints. revealnews.org/episodes/catc…

Catch a killer with your DNA - Reveal

Genetic genealogy is a powerful crime-solving tool combining DNA science and family tree research. Will it mean a crime-free world or a dark dystopia?

revealnews.org
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I’m a uni researcher looking to spk to people who’ve had their DNA sequenced, as part of a study exploring people’s views on police searching genealogy DNA databases to identify suspected perpetrators. Please DM me for info @wdytyamagazine #ancestry #genealogy #DNA @DebbieKennett
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A meeting 24 years in the making. "It’s not making up for lost time, but rather the beginning of a new reality for the rest of their lives." post-gazette.com/life/lifest…

A meeting 42 years in the making: DNA test connects Pittsburgh man with birth parents

Jimmy Wells always knew he was adopted. But modern technology helped him locate his biological mother and father.

post-gazette.com
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What sperm banks could learn from Fox’s ‘Almost Family’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel ‘The Testaments’ geneticliteracyproject.org/?…
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ISHInews@ishinews30 Sep 2019
As a cancer patient, Holly had received cord-blood cells from an anonymous donor. His DNA remains a part of her to this day, and taking an AncestryDNA test led her to him. bit.ly/2nOgVLz
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Andrew Martin@FamilyTreeUK29 Sep 2019
BBC News - World War Two: 'I discovered my eldest sister was my mother' bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-norther… #family #genealogy

'I discovered my eldest sister was my mother'

Albert Gilmour learned his father was an American GI based in Northern Ireland during World War Two.

bbc.co.uk
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PET@PET_BioNews30 Sep 2019
French MPs have approved an #IVF draft law for single women and lesbians; the bill must now get the go-ahead from the upper house. The bill would also allow children conceived with donated #sperm to find out the #donor’s identity when they turn 18. theguardian.com/world/2019/s…

French MPs approve IVF draft law for single women and lesbians

Bill is Emmanuel Macron’s biggest social reform since he was elected in 2017

theguardian.com
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BSA PG Forum@BSAPGForum28 Sep 2019
*Calling all PhD students!* Would you like an opportunity to practice presenting your research in a supportive environment of fellow postgrads? We are looking for PhD students to talk about their research at our next event on Fri 8th Nov. Get in touch if interested!
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Fiona Kelly@FionaK_UofALaw29 Sep 2019
What would happen if you retrospectively opened sperm donor records and enable donor conceived people and donors to access each other's identities? Victoria did exactly that two years ago. Here's some of the first research on what's happened. tinyurl.com/yy5vjdyv
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What would happen if you retrospectively opened sperm donor records and enable donor conceived people and donors to access each other's identities? Victoria did exactly that two years ago. Here's some of the first research on what's happened. tinyurl.com/yy5vjdyv
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RQG member Penny Walters is talking at #RootsTechLondon on The Psychology of Searching - why are you looking for dead people? Find her on Thursday at 2pm. Look at the many reasons behind people's search for their ancestry. More about RQG: qualifiedgenealogists.org/fo…
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