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Ball, Edward, 1959-
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DNA -- Analysis.
DNA fingerprinting.
Charleston Region (S.C.) -- Biography.
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Ball, Edward, 1959-
Ball family.
DNA -- Analysis.
DNA fingerprinting.
Charleston Region (S.C.) -- Biography.
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The
genetic
strand
:
exploring
a
family
history
through
DNA
/ Edward Ball.
by
Ball, Edward, 1959-
Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Call #:
929.20973 B187g
Subjects
Ball
family
.
DNA
-- Analysis.
DNA
fingerprinting.
Charleston Region (S.C.) -- Biography.
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ISBN:
9780743266581
0743266587
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description:
265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"The
Genetic
Strand
is the story of a writer's investigation, using
DNA
science, into the tale of his
family
's origins. National Book Award winner Edward Ball has turned his probing gaze on the microcosm of the human genome, and not just any human genome - that of his slave-holding ancestors. "What is the legacy of such a
family
history
, and can
DNA
say something about it?"" "In 2000, after a decade in New York City, Ball bought a house in Charleston, South Carolina, home to his father's
family
for generations, and furnished it with heirloom pieces from his relatives. In one old desk he was startled to discover a secret drawer, sealed perhaps since the Civil War, in which someone had hidden a trove of
family
hair, with each lock of hair labeled and dated. The strange find propelled him to investigate: what might
DNA
science reveal about the people Ball's
family
members, long dead - to whom the hair had belonged? Did the hair come from white relatives, as
family
tradition insisted? How can
genetic
tests explain personal identity?" "Part crime-scene investigation, part genealogical romp, The
Genetic
Strand
is a personal odyssey into
DNA
and
family
history
. The story takes the reader into forensics labs where technicians screen remains, using genetics breakthroughs like
DNA
fingerprinting, and into rooms where fathers nervously await paternity test results. It also summons the writer's entertaining and idiosyncratic
family
, such as Ball's antebellum predecessor, Aunt Betsy, who published nutty books on good Southern society; Kate Fuller, the enigmatic ancestor who may have introduced African genes into the Ball
family
pool; and the author's first cousin Catherine, very much alive, who donates a cheek swab from a mouth more attuned to sweet iced tea than
DNA
sampling." "Writing gracefully but pacing his story like an old-fashioned whodunit, Edward Ball tracks genes shared across generations, adding suspense and personal meaning to what the scientists and Nobel laureates tell us. A beguiling
DNA
tale, The
Genetic
Strand
reaches toward a new form of writing - the
genetic
memoir."--BOOK JACKET.
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