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Additional Native American Haplogroup Discovered by Genetic Genealogists
Robert Estes of DNAeXplain announces the discovery of a previously-undiscovered Native American haplogroup. Up to the current point, research had found only two Y-DNA haplogroups in the Native peoples...
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New Report for the Department of Defense Recommends Genomic Sequencing of Troops
An independent group of scientists has recommended that the Department of Defense (“DoD”) obtain and sequence the genomes of members of the military. JASON, a group of between 30 and 60 scientists and...
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DNA Heritage Ceases Operations and Transfers Database to Family Tree DNA
DNA Heritage, a popular genetic genealogy company intiated in 2002, has ceased operations (although pending orders will be fulfilled). The company’s website announced today that it is in the process...
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Using Autsomal DNA Testing to Identify An Adoptee’s Roots
The Mystery Helen Marley Johnson, my great-grandmother, was born to unidentified parents on March 3, 1889, in Oswego County, New York. Although I didn’t really know Marley, I remember meeting her when...
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My Genome Online – A Challenge To You
As you may have heard, I recently made my 23andMe and Family Tree DNA autosomal testing results available for download online at “mygenotype,” and dedicated the information to the public domain (if...
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Interpretome: New Analysis Software for Autosomal Testing Results
Daniel MacArthur tweeted this morning about “Interpretome,” which is browser-based software that can be used to examine autosomal testing results from 23andMe and Lumigenix. There is also an...
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Family Tree DNA’s 7th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy Announced
Family Tree DNA has announced the 7th Genetic Genealogy Conference for Family Tree DNA Group Administrators, to be held in Houston, Texas on November 5th and 6th, 2011. Featured speakers at the meeting...
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“My Beautiful Genome” by Lone Frank
Lone Frank, a journalist and author with a Ph.D. in neurobiology, has just published her fourth book, entitled “My Beautiful Genome: Exposing Our Genetic Future, One Quirk at a Time” (available for...
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NFL Players Xavier Omon and Ogemdi Nwagbuo Confirmed as Half-Brothers
Direct-to-consumer DNA testing has led to the re-joining of yet another family. Y-DNA and autosomal testing by Family Tree DNA has revealed that two NFL players , Xavier Omon (San Francisco 49ers)) and...
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23andMe Announces 80x Exome Sequencing for $999
Yesterday, at Health 2.0 in San Francisco, 23andMe announced that it will be offering sequencing of exomes with 80x coverage for $999. At Exome 80x, 23andMe discusses their test: Your exome is the 50...
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Does DNA Link 1991 Killing to Colonial-Era Family?
The genetic genealogy world is abuzz following a recent report in news outlets around the world (including CNN, Seattle PI, Daily Mail, etc) that investigators have used public genetic genealogy DNA...
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Ancestry.com’s Autosomal DNA Product – An Update
This morning’s Keynote at Rootstech 2012, was from Ancestry.com and was entitled “Making the Most of Technology to Further the Family History Industry.” Although I was unable to attend Rootstech in...
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s Y-DNA Haplogroup Belonged to E1b1b1c1* (E-M34)
Researchers have recently discovered that Napoleon Bonaparte’s Y-DNA belongs to haplogroup E1b1b1c1* (M34+). Dominique Vivant Denon was the director-general of French museums under Napoleon. Denon...
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MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA Partner to Offer DNA Testing
As I’ve stated many, many times in the past, the future of genetic genealogy is combining test results with both family trees and paper records. Today, MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA announced...
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23andMe is Hiring a Marketing Team
(I almost titled this post as “23andMe Bringing New Blood to Marketing,” but there’s nothing worse than a bad pun!). Business Insider is reporting (“Sergey Brin’s Wife Is Hiring A Marketing Team For...
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All the Latest in Genetic Genealogy and Personal Genomics
From my Twitter account (blaine_5), here are my tweets from the past few weeks (Feb. 4 – Feb. 20th), most of which are about genetic genealogy and personal genomics: RT @GeneSherpas: “@GeneticsUpdate:...
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WDYTYA Reveals More Information About Ancestry.com’s New Autosomal DNA Testing
[Update (2/24/12): Some genealogy forums are reporting that callers to Ancestry.com are being told that the autosomal DNA test will publicly launch in approximately 1 month (late March or early...
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The Legal Genealogist Discusses Ancestry.com’s New Autosomal Testing
Over at The Legal Genealogist (one of my favorite new blogs!), blogger Judy Russell, J.D., CG discusses Ancestry.com’s new autosomal DNA testing service in “Science and the “10th” cousin.” As I noted...
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Genetic Genealogy at Public Radio International
PRI’s The World, a weekday radio news magazine, has a new piece by producer Carol Zall entitled “Roots 2.0: Using DNA to Trace My Ancestry.” The piece makes for a great introduction to genetic...
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” is a new series from Henry Louis Gates Jr., who previously brought us series such as Faces of America, African American Lives, and African American Lives...
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