There's an interesting story on the BBC about how a DNA propject, Viking Genes (see http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2022/10/viking-genes-project-seeks-volunteers.html), has allowed scientists to determine that a particular cancer cauing gene has been traced back to the island of Whalsay, and to a family living there prior to 1750.
For more on the story visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrryqx4v51o
Chris
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