6 research outputs found

    genus & generatio. Rollenerwartungen und RollenerfĂĽllungen im Spannungsfeld der Geschlechter und Generationen in Antike und Mittelalter

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    Die Beiträge in diesem Band gehen zurück auf die dritte Nachwuchstagung des Bamberger DFG-Graduiertenkollegs „Generationenbewusstsein und Generationenkonflikte in Antike und Mittelalter“. Neben Aspekten der Generationenthematik stehen dabei vor allem Überlegungen zu den genderstudies und die Frage nach den Valenzen des Rollenbegriffs im Vordergrund, wodurch sich vielfältige interdisziplinäre Berührungs- und Schnittpunkte ergeben. Der Band umfasst Beiträge der Fächer Klassische Philologie, Geschichtswissenschaft, Romanistik und Germanistik in einem Untersuchungszeitraum von der Antike bis ins ausgehende Mittelalter

    Inferring Genetic Ancestry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications

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    Increasing public interest in direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing has been accompanied by growing concern about issues ranging from the personal and societal implications of the testing to the scientific validity of ancestry inference. The very concept of “ancestry” is subject to misunderstanding in both the general and scientific communities. What do we mean by ancestry? How exactly is ancestry measured? How far back can such ancestry be defined and by which genetic tools? How do we validate inferences about ancestry in genetic research? What are the data that demonstrate our ability to do this correctly? What can we say and what can we not say from our research findings and the test results that we generate? This white paper from the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Ancestry and Ancestry Testing Task Force builds upon the 2008 ASHG Ancestry Testing Summary Statement in providing a more in-depth analysis of key scientific and non-scientific aspects of genetic ancestry inference in academia and industry. It culminates with recommendations for advancing the current debate and facilitating the development of scientifically based, ethically sound, and socially attentive guidelines concerning the use of these continually evolving technologies
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