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Article Summary 2 Jaidean St Onge 1. Original source: b. Title: An Analysis of the Alleged Skeletal Remains of Carin Goring c. Author(s): Anna Kjellstrom, Hanna Edlund, Maria Lembring, Viktoria Ahlgren, Marie Allen d. Authors’ credentials: Anna Kjellstrom- Osteoarchaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, PhD, researcher Hanna Edlund- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, professor, PhD Mario Lembring- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, professor, PhD Viktoria Ahlgren- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, professor, PhD Marie Allen- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, researcher, PhD, professor e. Source (complete reference): Kjellström A, Edlund H, Lembring M, Ahlgren V, Allen M (2012) An Analysis of the Alleged Skeletal Remains of Carin Göring. PLoS ONE 7(12): e44366. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044366 f. Summary: Research topic- Whether or not the casket and skeletal remains found close to the destroyed residence of Nazi leader Hermann Goring is his wife Carin Goring’s skeletal remains. Hypothesis being tested- The hypothesis is that because the skeletal remains and the casket found near Hermann Goring’s residence that was once destroyed are his wife Carin Goring’s remains. She was buried in Karinhall near Hermann Goring’s home in 1934. Methods- Anthropological analysis to determine the age, ethnicity, and sex of the skeletal parts. DNA analysis to show the sex and to determine if Carin Goring’s son’s DNA matched up with the skeletal parts found. Osteological methods to determine the sex and age of the skeletal remains. Basically they take parts of the bones and study them to determine the age and sex. DNA extraction from skeletal remains to determine her identity by comparing it to her sons to see if they match up. Contamination precautions “in order to avoid contamination by modern exogenous DNA. Therefore, a special clean-room facility, with HEPA-filtered air, positive pressure and LAF benches was used”. (plosone.og/april2014) They also wore special clothing and were sterilized before entering the facility. DNA extraction of paraffin-embedded tissue from Carin Goring’s son to compare with the skeletal parts found. PCR for mtDNA analysis, sequencing of mtDNA and analysis of nDNA. Results- The skeletal parts (26 bones mostly the upper part of the body) had identical mtDNA sequences as Carin Goring’s son’s mtDNA sequences revealing a child-mother relationship. Conclusion- That with the background history of Carin Goring and the history of where the bones we’re found, along with the DNA and anthropological results they can determine that it is indeed Carin Goring. The body has been buried. g. Critical evaluation: All of the authors as you can see above have a lot of credibility. They have worked in the anthropological field for many years and have continued to keep researching. The journal is peer-reviewed and shows the research and methods that went into determining the results that they found. h. Relevance to biological anthropology: I found relevance to biological anthropology because forensic anthropology uses biological anthropological methods which they did use on Carin Goring’s remains to determine if it was really her skeletal remains. In other words, taking methods from other subfields of anthropology and applying them to practical problems. (January 2014, Schaefer) i. Other disciplines touched upon: Biology and chemistry where used in the process of the methods used the get the results they got. j. Synthesis: “Skeletal remains of Carin Goring, wife of one of the main nazi ‘s Hermann Goring have been found and identified”. 2. Reflection a. Which part of this assignment was most difficult and why? Finding an article that was peer-reviewed that also had been talked about by a popular source of media like “CNN” or “Sciencedaily”. I guess it’s just hard to find an article from a popular source that is proven to be accurate. I struggled with finding one but that could be just me. b. Indentify at least one question you have after reading the original article and explain how you could go about finding an answer. First off, half the words in the article and I could use google for that one! Also I’d like to know what half the DNA and mtDNA and nDNA analysis and such are because I didn’t really understand them, I only just got the jist of them. c. Reflect on how the critical evaluation process impacted your opinion on the article. It made me realize how accurate it is and that this article is truly correct. Other than that It didn’t change much of my opinion. d. How might the information in the article be useful in the future? This might be answered very breifly such as how an understanding of larger biological principles might be useful. I would say for history purposes also an understanding of biological principles could be useful. I have a better understanding of how they determine identity of bodies and the process. 3. Related source a. Title: Carin Goring’s remains identified by Swedish researchers b. Author(s): Uppsala University c. Authors’ credentials: It’s one of the most oldest university’s in Europe and is credited with 15 Nobel Laureates and numerious research discoveries. (April 1012, pysh.org) They derived their information from my original article. d. complete reference: PLoSONE.com Kjellström A, Edlund H, Lembring M, Ahlgren V, Allen M (2012) An Analysis of the Alleged Skeletal Remains of Carin Göring. PLoS ONE 7(12): e44366. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044366 e. Summary: In 1991, treasure hunters found a casket with what was believed to be Carin Goring’s skeletal remains, wife of famous Nazi leader Herman Goring. She died due to heart failure in 1931 where she was buried in Stockholm. Herman Goring had Carin’s remains moved three years later to his residence outside of Berlin, Karinhall. Eventually after the war, Karinhall was destroyed and no one knew what had happened to Carin’s remains. In 1951 some skeletal remains that were assumed to be Carin Goring’s were found and cremated. Then in 1991, treasure hunters found the skeletal remains in a casket in which were sent to the National Board of Forensic Medicine in Sweden for identification. Scientists compared DNA with Carin Goring’s son to the skeletal remains and found identical DNA sequences indicating a mother-child relationship. They compared the history background, the DNA, the evidence that the skeletal remains is an adult female to conclude that it was Carin Goring. f. Critical evaluation: The article posted on psych.org was written by Uppsala University. They got there information from a article (my original article posted above) that shows evidence that supports that the remains that were found are Carin Goring’s. Also, Maria Allen one of the reseachers/professor who helped indentify Carin’s remains is a professor of forensic genetics at Uppsala university. g. Relevance to chosen article: This article basically summarized the original article and gave some more information about Carin Goring. It was more about the background of the lady and her famous husband and that they had found her skeletal remains rather than the scientific side of it. However, they did mention it a bit in a very simplied way.