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In this study, we utilized high-resolution genome-wide SNP data and mitochondrial genomes of 148 and 160 Native Hawaiians, respectively, to characterize their population structure of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, ancestral origins, and population expansion.

Oct 7, 2016 · DNA from old skeletons suggests a complex history of new DNA being introduced. An artist's depiction of the canoes used by the Polynesians of the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Herb Kawainui Kāne |...

In this study, we utilized high-resolution genome-wide SNP data and mitochondrial genomes of 148 and 160 Native Hawaiians, respectively, to characterize their population structure of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, ancestral origins, and population expansion.

5 hours ago · Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder. The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High ...

7 hours ago · In November 2023, Honolulu police went to Chicago, where the brother was living. They “surreptitiously” obtained DNA from one of the brother’s adult children, Thoemmes said. Lab findings excluded the brother as a suspect, but a DNA sample from Castro’s adult son, and later from Castro himself, proved he was responsible, Thoemmes said.

In our ancestral regions 2022 update, we split the area formerly covered by our Eastern Polynesia & New Zealand Maori region into separate Hawaii and New Zealand Maori regions. These new regions provide more precise results for people of both native Hawaiian and Maori heritage.

Feb 11, 2021 · We showed that Polynesian ancestry, which likely captures both genetic and non-genetic risk factors related to Native Hawaiian people and culture, is associated with increased risk for obesity, type-2 diabetes, and heart failure.

Jul 8, 2020 · Traces of their DNA were eventually passed down to people living on Rapa Nui and nearby Polynesian islands. This new report bolsters work that archaeologists and anthropologists have been doing...

7 hours ago · Grim Memories Resurface After DNA Advances Lead to Arrest of Suspect in Hawaii Teen's 1977 Murder HONOLULU (AP) — Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one ...