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'Kiss baby for me': First use of DNA to link Franklin expedition sailor to descendant


Kiss baby for me : First use of DNA to link Franklin expedition sailor to descendant
by Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
Posted May 4, 2021 6:09 pm EDT
Last Updated May 4, 2021 at 6:14 pm EDT
A facial reconstruction of Franklin expedition sailor John Gregory, whose remains were found on King William Island in Nunavut, is shown in a handout photo. Canadian archaeologists have used DNA analysis to identify one of the sailors on the doomed Franklin expedition and link him with his modern-day descendants. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Waterloo MANDATORY CREDIT
Canadian archeologists have used DNA analysis to identify the remains of a Franklin expedition sailor and to link him with his modern-day descendants.  ....

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