LDS Perspectives: DNA Detective Work

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On October 26, 2016, LDS Perspectives will feature Ugo Perego discussing the latest advances in DNA research, and how they relate to subjects of interest to Mormons.

Dr. Ugo A. Perego received a BS and a MS in Health Sciences from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) and a PhD in Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences from the University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy). Now living in Rome with his family, Dr. Perego is a population geneticist whose main focuses of study have been the origins of Native Americans and the DNA of Joseph Smith and his possible descendants.

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Listen to the podcast here:

 

…or at the LDS Perspectives website.

Don’t miss the following podcasts:

November 9, 2016 — Joseph Spencer — Braving Nephi’s Isaiah

November 16, 2016 — Michael Hubbard MacKay — Joseph’s Seer Stones

November 24, 2016 — Brant Gardner — Lehi in Meso-America

November 30, 2016 — Eric Huntsman — An Historical Christmas Story

Gale Boyd is the managing editor for ThirdHour.org. She is a Jewish convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has lived all over the world. She has raised 6 Third Culture Kids and is always homesick for somewhere.