The array of quilts in the living room caught my attention when I visited  my cousin’s home for the first time.  She’s a third cousin I discovered while doing genealogical research and finally had an opportunity to meet in person.
As I viewed her quilts, I knew the family heritage of quilting was in her genes, too.  On the far side of the living room, arranged on shelves, was a multitude of folded quilts.  The bright colors drew me to them, and before the afternoon was over, we’d taken the quilts off the shelves and looked at the designs, colors, and handiwork.
She even insisted that …read more

Hi everyone at Cancer Commentary! This is Elaine Warburton from Genetics and Health and I’ve been invited by Gloria to guest blog on your site, which is a great honor for me!
Increasingly scientific studies are highlighting the need to keep ancestry in mind when looking at diseases with a genetic component, such as cancer. Humans vary significantly in their genetic ancestry and their predisposition to disease. For example, the prevalence of certain cancers is greater in some cultures than others. This can be seen in the Ashkenazy Jewish population where parts of the BRCA breast cancer gene are …read more