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• 10/31/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:26

  The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 31 October, 2009:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test11/04/2009, 326, 26802, Refine 12 markers to 37 11/06/2009, 324, 156888, Deep Clade-R 11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Factoids 11/23/2009, 329, 652...

• 10/29/2009: The Neanderthal Genome Project

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:56

    Here is a link to a video posted on YouTube of Dr. Svante Paabo of the Max Planck Institute discussing Neanderthal genetics with Dave Micklos of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.  Dr. Paabo discusses the question of whether or not humans and Neand...

• 10/26/2009: A Big Welcome to Phillips Family Group 60!

  Created: Monday, 26 October 2009 10:01

    We have a new group, Phillips Family Group 60.  Both members of this group live in England and did not know they were related before DNA analysis proved it.  DNA testing for genealogical purposes is still not as popular in Europe as it is in Americ...

• 10/24/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 24 October 2009 15:07

  The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 24 October 2009:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 11/04/2009, 326, 26802, Refine 12 markers to 37 11/04/2009, 325, 162033, Y-DNA67 11/06/2009, 324, 156888, Deep Clade-R 11/09/2009, 327, 7644...

• 10/22/2009: A Genetic Link from Slavery in Kentucky

  Created: Thursday, 22 October 2009 10:22

    The September 2009 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly has an article demonstrating the use of DNA to help determine the parentage of a family descended from slaves.  The article is called "Virginia Pughs and North Carolina Wests:  ...

• 10/17/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 17 October 2009 14:15

  The following DNA tests were in progress as of 17 October 2009:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 10/19/2009, 324, 156888, Deep Clade-R 10/19/2009, 324, 50263, Deep Clade-R 10/30/2009, 324, 160846, Y-DNA67 11/04/2009, 326, 26802, Refine 12 ma...

• 10/13/2009: FTDNA Offers Promotional Price on mtDNA Upgrades

  Created: Tuesday, 13 October 2009 09:34

    A new price for the full maternal mtDNA test (called the MEGA test) will be introduced by FTDNA in November, but until then they are offering a promotional price on an upgrade to the MEGA test for their current customers who have already taken the ba...

• 10/12/2009: Autosomal DNA Success Stories

  Created: Monday, 12 October 2009 09:20

    Blaine Bettinger writes a popular blog called The Genetic Genealogist.  He posted a blog today that discusses some success stories involving the use of autosomal DNA, which has only recently begun to show some potential for use in genetic genealogy....

• 10/10/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 10 October 2009 09:03

  The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 10 October 2009:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 10/19/2009, 324, 156888, Deep Clade-R 10/19/2009, 324, 50263, Deep Clade-R 10/30/2009, 324, 160846, Y-DNA67 11/04/2009, 326, 26802, Refine 12 ma...

• 10/09/2009: DNA Developments during the Past Two Weeks

  Created: Friday, 09 October 2009 10:16

    We have had yDNA test results come back from the lab over the past two weeks for the following participants: 161129, 156530, 160833 and 156136.  The yDNA of 161129 did not match any of our existing families or participants, so he was put into Haplogr...

• 10/07/2009: "Who Do You Think You Are?" to air on NBC in January

  Created: Wednesday, 07 October 2009 09:05

    Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is taking celebs back to their roots on "Who Do You Think You Are?", an American version of the popular British family tree reality series.  Producers have made seven episodes which will air on NBC in primetime start...

• 10/06/2009: DNA Presentation at the National Library of Wales

  Created: Tuesday, 06 October 2009 09:43

    On 30 September, 2009, Brian Swann gave a talk at the National Library of Wales on "DNA and Welsh Family History - Past, Present and Future."  Brian is the Regional Director of ISOGG for England and Wales and he asked if we would like to provide some...

• 10/05/2009: DNA Sources of the Counties of the British Isles

  Created: Monday, 05 October 2009 14:48

    Here is a link to an interesting chart at the International Society of Genetic Genealogists (ISOGG) that purports to show the main DNA sources of the different counties of the British Isles.  It was compiled by a man named John Eckersley.    ...

• 10/03/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 03 October 2009 09:27

  The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 3 October, 2009:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test10/05/2009, 322, 156136, Various Y-DNA Markers 10/19/2009, 324, 156888, Deep Clade-R 10/19/2009, 324, 50263, Deep Clade-R 10/23/2009, 323, 161...

• 10/02/2009: Professor Bryan Sykes of Oxford Ancestors

  Created: Friday, 02 October 2009 11:15

  Oxford Ancestors is a British DNA testing company founded by Professor Bryan Sykes, who has written several popular books on genetics and genealogy.  The following message was posted yesterday on the Haplogroup I mailing list at rootsweb:  From Oxford ...