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Seniors beware. A new genetic testing scam preys on seniors' cancer fears and may be costing taxpayers million. The cancer test may be the hook, but the real goal is to collect as many Medicare numbers as possible. Read the whole story at this

You should test more Y-chromosome DNA short tandem repeat (STR) markers when you wish to compare additional markers against others with similar results. They will refine your matches for genealogical purposes.

It does not increase the

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 09/02/19:

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"At a recent genetic-genealogy meeting I [Sarah Zhang] attended, an audience member asked how to convince people to upload their DNA results to more genealogy sites. “Tell them they’ll find they’re Native American and they’ll all go,” another

It’s conventional wisdom that procreation between first cousins is unhealthy. But what are the actual genetic risks? Click here to