[DancesWithCats]

Wow. Science is most amazing and especially the findings which are utilized more and more today with DNA. How sad for this family and for the Finnish family who have thought for years that this was someone belonging to them. What a shock this must have been, for both families. Tragic.

[SunkenCiv]

"Either English or Italian, according to the DNA. But hey, we were close." /sarc

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[mowowie]

A hotel I was at in Maine this weekend had the most incredible model of the Titanic on display in the lobby, Very large and detailed. The owner must be a ship nut, there must of been 50 other cool models as well.
I was pretty impressed.

[Ramius]

“To the unknown child”

What a sad and thought-provoking memorial in Halifax.

Reminiscent, though a mere shadow, of the power of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. That memorial alone will bring a tear even on thinking of it. The thought of someone, a kin to any of us, giving their life but nobody even knew they died.

[Fairview]

Makes you question DNA evidence. If they had initially identified this child on the basis of DNA and then changed their minds, the whole process must be doubted. Clearly some measure of interpretation is involved in DNA identification.

[elli1]

Further DNA testing found that the child's HVS1, a type of mitochondria DNA molecule, did not match the Panula family...."When we expanded our search, it was still very, very close, but it looks more like it is the Goodwin child." (Ryan Parr, lead researcher in the case at Lakehead University in Ontario.)

His (Panula child) DNA matched to living family members in Finland who traveled to his grave dedicated to "the unknown child" in Halifax for an elaborate ceremony.

Ping me when Ryan Parr & Lakehead University reimburse the Panula family for the travel expense, misc. expense associated with the trip and $500K or so emotional suffering claims because of their shoddy work & rush to Make News.

[Ciexyz]

I read last year that the last Titanic survivor who was old enough to have memories of the sinking, died. The woman had been five years old at the time of the sinking, and she was put into a lifeboat (I believe with her Mother), but her Father and twin brother stayed behind and did not survive.

As of last year, there were only two or three survivors, and all had been babes in arms, infants, in 1912.