WERU Special 12/26/19- Oral Histories of Deer Isle-Stonington: The Best Thing I Ever Did

Producer/Host: Tressa Versteeg

Deer Isle, Stonington and Eagle Island in the 1930s and 40s.
A changing lobster industry
Great sea tales

Guests:
Andrew Gove – Stonington resident
Rose Gove – Stonington resident

Music Credits:
“Fisherman’s Song” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter)
“Eclipse of the Moon” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter)
“Where Love Lies” on Eclipse of the Moon by Tursi (Sandy Richter)

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/26/19: DNA Uses 1

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

DNA is the most personal of personal information. Among other things, commercial scanning serves claim that a sample of one¹s DNA can provide information about where our ancestors came from. This has motivated many people to spit into a tube or swab the inside of their cheeks and send off a sample to Ancestry or 23andMe or other commercial companies. But the implications of sharing one¹s DNA go far beyond the individual. Within a short time, the samples submitted buy just two million people could enable the identification of 95% of people n the US of European descent even if they never chose to submit a sample of their own DNA. Here¹s why.

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