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Article: African Ancestry Inc. traces DNA roots.
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- United Press International
- Article date:
- April 28, 2003
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LOS ANGELES, Apr 28, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Dr. Rick Kittles, whose shaven head and wire-frame glasses make him look a little like Laurence Fishburne playing Morpheus in "The Matrix," felt a desire many Americans share: he wanted to find out more about where his ancestors had come from.
As an African-American, however, he realized that conventional genealogical methods for exploring one's family tree couldn't find him answers more specific than a continent. As a molecular geneticist, though, Kittles was in a position to use the latest DNA technology to ask questions that hadn't been feasible before.
Kittles' day job is ...