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From: Jonathan Day <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] TMRCA
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:06:35 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <KHEKIJEABJGJEKDPFEDMAENGDDAA.elizabethod@eircom.net>


Hi,

Thanks. I'm a computer scientist/software
engineer/mathematician, with a background in data
analysis, research, artificial intelligence and
reverse engineering.

What I have seen done in the way of TMRCA is very
simple probability theory, for the most part. The
number of techniques out there which are designed to
solve exactly this class of problem is amazing, so it
does bother me that they aren't being used.

(My propensity to dive into research often leads me
through the maze of unexplored possibilities on a wide
range of topics. It never ceases to amaze me how many
techniques and tools exist and work well, but are
unknown to the very people who most need to know about
them.)

--- Elizabeth O'Donoghue <>
wrote:

> At risk of you all getting bored with hearing from
> me on this issue, I must
> say that I'm delighted to read what you've
> discussed, Jonathan, about
> calculators you've seen and options that could be
> considered. Not knowing
> your background, I am unable to know how/if you
> could get involved with
> others - perhaps John McEwan, Ken Nordtvedt, Dean
> McGee, Whit Athey...help
> me out anyone...who would be interested in pursuing
> something like this.
> Many thanks are due these gentlemen and others like
> them - ladies as well -
> who have generously offered their expertise and
> services to all of us
> gratis.
>
> Another issue I've seen commented on is that
> mutation rates can differ
> between haplogroups - so statistical analysis could
> be availed of to
> identify such differences and incorporated into the
> . We surely have plenty
> of statistics by now.
>
> Thanks again. Elizabeth
>
>
>
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