Mitochondrial DNA reveals unexpected ancestral connections: Advances in DNA sequencing will help people to learn more about their ancestry. SVShot/ShutterstockBiochemists study life on a molecular level. So, as a biochemist, it made sense to investigate my own existence at that deepest of levels, which is why I had my DNA sequenced – my mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, to be exact. … [Read more...] about Mitochondrial DNA reveals unexpected ancestral connections | The Conversation