Details of New and Modified DNA-Related Standards

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1. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   6 years ago

   Karen did an excellent job with what could have been a very dry subject.\n\nKaren had a great presentation.\n\nKaren knows her stuff and explains it well!\n\nLots of good information...helps me understand the different standards.\n\nNecessary information about the new standards, but I always prefer people who expand on the slides, not just read them\n\nNo reflection on the presenter but this was a little over my head.\n\nonce explained so well, are less complicated than they seemed on 1st or 2nd reading!\n\nTerrific presentation! \n\nThank you\n\nThe link to the 1st vs 2nd edition of Genealogy Standards very helpful.\n\nThe presenter made me less afraid to delve into DNA research. The presentation was well done with interesting slides.\n\nThe topic is of interest to me, but I learn best when concepts such as genealogical standards are illustrated by specific cases. It would be helpful to see how the standards for DNA evidence work in practice. This might not be achievable in a single webinar but perhaps in a series presented in one day or over a series of days.\n\nThere was a lot of valuable information presented. I will further my studies to include more expertise in genetics and DNA. The presentation was clear, concise, and again, very informative. Brava!\n\nThis is very helpful, Thank you!\n\nThis was excellent! I want to watch it again and absorb each standard so that it becomes a natural process to integrate DNA into my reports. Thank you for sharing!\n\nTons of new information for me, so it was all wonderful and understandable to this newby.\n\nVery helpful in understanding the updates.\n\nI will have to order a copy of the new book.\n\nVery helpful to sort out the standard changes.\n\nVery informative\n\nVery informative\n\nvery informative and clear in her presentation\n\nVery informative for the new DNA standard! Thank you, Karen!\n\nVery informative. \n\nVery informative. I'm not new to DNA, but I enjoyed learning about the new standards and all the points she presented.\n\nVery interesting and informative. \n\nVery interesting hearing about the history of the new standards and how BCG worked with so many people (including non certified genealogists) to get it done.\n\nVery interesting!\n\nVery technical stuff that is hard to follow. I will have to rewatch several times to begin to understand.\n\nVery well structured presentation\n\nWell explained.\n\nWhat a great day for a line up of wonderful speakers!\n\nWill need to listen at least once more to absorb everything she shared. \n\nWould need to absorb this, with examples, at a much slower pace!\n\nWow. A lot of information to process but very necessary. Still learning. DNA field is ever changing. Thank you BCG for working in this vital area of research and providing much needed guidance.

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2. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   6 years ago

   A lot of information to absorb will have to review \n\nAlthough interesting, I am not sure that I have a better understanding of how I should be correlating and reporting DNA results. This has left me a bit confused. Additional resources would have been helpful -- Karen mentioned an article she had written, but there is no mention of it in her handout\n\nAs a DNA beginner, it was way beyond my knowledge or interest. I'm much more interested in documentary genealogy. I was left with why did BCG do this?\n\nDiscussing standards is not a riveting subject, and the importance of using DNA test results can be a contentious subject, but both needed to be aired!\n\nDNA is a touchy subject. This may help convince some to test.\n\nEnjoyed hearing about the process used to incorporate the new DNA standards.\n\nEnjoyed lecture \n\nExcellent information!\n\nExcellent presentation of difficult material. \n\nExcellent review of the standards related to DNA!\n\nExcellent way of explaining the new and revised standards. Valuable to know how this all came to be, starting with the Ad-hoc committee. Thank you for sharing this important information to the genealogy community! \n\nExcellent!\n\nexcellent!\n\nExcellent! Thank you!\n\nFound useful the background behind the standards. However, I wish she hadn't gone on that I hate science rant. If she intented to reassure people that they do not need advanced science skills to do genealogical DNA analysis, there are ways that are not so negative. For instance, you do not need advanced skills or science is not my strong suit, but that doesn't get in the way. She got it right when she said Logic is the main skill. That is a skill that is important for all kinds of things we do. \n\nGood explanation of additional standards!\n\nGood information presented in an understandable way.\n\nGreat explanation of additions and changes to Genealogical Standards!\n\nGreat explanation of the process and results involved in adding DNA testing to the GPS standards. \n\nHelpful, clear and concise.\n\nHow is DNA from different sources ie Ancestry versus GEDMatch.com different? It seems like DNA at GEDMatch.com has less privacy requirements.\n\nI am one that is hesitant in using DNA testing only because I have a hard time reading the results. Thank you for giving me the confidence to dive in and learn more and gain some understanding.\n\nI appreciated the history of how the standards came to be defined and modified. Fascinating. Once it got into the new standards themselves, it became a bit too abstract and could have been helped along by increased use of concrete examples. \n\nI found it most helpful when Karen explained where in the GPS each of the new DNA standards fit in, which correlated to each of the Big 5. I was familiar with the new standards generally, but her explanation was great.\n\nI liked the integration with the other proof standards.\n\nI was very interested I the process of how these standards came about. It was helpful to see how others are adding genetics into research and into reports. It is a process I am working on and therefore, this gave me a lot to think about.\n\nInformational and Helpful - will watch again....\n\nInformative\n\nInteresting about the process and input used to develop the DNA Standards. Liked the concrete examples she used to show how the standards might also be used.\n\nInteresting!\n\nInteresting.\n\nIt was interesting to hear how BCG has incorporated DNA into genealogical standards. I am very appreciative of BCG & Family Tree Webinars for presenting these Joy Reisinger Lecture series to all of us. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\n\nIt's a joy to be able to follow a DNA lecture, with lots of details, and feel comfortable that I am following the methodology. Well done!

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