A simple blood test can reveal a lot about a person. It also can tell you important information about who that person is related to. When blood test results reveal unexpected things, this can lead to family problems, (including divorce). Genealogists may want to keep this in mind before ordering a home DNA kit. A student in Taiwan was studying blood types and hereditary properties in his junior-high school biology class. He learned that his blood type was B, and that his father’s blood type was A. This lead the student to ask his father how that could be possible. … Continue reading →

When someone sees me with my son and comments that “He has your eyes!”, a part of me is grateful that someone sees a resemblance between us. A part of me also cringes, because while my eyes may be nice to look at, I have also been wearing glasses since I was in first grade. In that respect, I truly hope that he does not “have my eyes” because wearing glasses as a kid is no picnic. While his vision seems great right now, I do know that I have to keep an eye on him (no pun intended) because … Continue reading →