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New DNA evidence in Jefferson and Hemings case

Original: [DANISH] New DNA evidence on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Danish science site Videnskab.dk reports on a new study:

A new study reported by Danish science site Videnskab.dk presents fresh DNA evidence on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. A strand of hair believed to be Jefferson's, found between the pages of an old Bible in a museum, was analysed and compared with DNA from descendants of two of Sally Hemings's children. The findings add to the long-running debate over Jefferson's relationship with Hemings, who was enslaved at his plantation Monticello.

Why now: The study offers new genetic evidence in a centuries-old historical controversy that remains debated today.

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• [DANISH] New DNA evidence on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Danish science site Videnskab.dk reports on a new study: DNA from hair believed to be Thomas Jefferson's (one strand was found between the pages of an old Bible in a museum) was compared with descendants of two of… · i47i@social.i47i.cc · 8

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