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• 05/29/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 29 May 2010 10:01

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 29 May 2010:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 06/04/2010, 354, 175935, Y-DNA 37 06/07/2010, 357, N68992, Family Finder Autosomal Test 06/11/2010, 350, 173857, Mt-DNA...

• 05/27/2010: Colonial Legal Terminology or what in the world is an ux?

  Created: Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:42

  Have you ever wondered what "et ux" means when it is added after a person's name?  I have seen some very imaginative guesses!  Here is a link to a webpage that explains the meaning of "et ux" and a lot of other strange terminology from the Colonial days...

• 05/25/2010: DNA Heritage is holding a sale on DNA tests

  Created: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 08:45

  DNA Heritage, a British company owned by Alastair Greenshields, is currently running a promotion on DNA tests: $20 off every test.  Here are some examples of the promotional pricing:Just a 23-marker Y-chromosome STR test - $117.77Advantage Program 43-mar...

• 05/24/2010: Colleen Fitzpatrick, the DNA Detective

  Created: Monday, 24 May 2010 08:39

  A former nuclear physicist, Colleen Fitzpatrick once designed equipment for NASA to send to Jupiter.  Now she scours the earth for missing persons, dead or alive.  Click here to read Colleen's story in More magazine online....

• 05/23/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Sunday, 23 May 2010 10:10

   The following tests were underway at FTDNA at of 23 May 2010:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 05/12/2010, 352, 174856, Y-DNA 37 05/17/2010, 354, 151873, Family Finder Autosomal Test 06/04/2010, 354, 175935, Y-DN...

• 05/21/2010: A Hidden Past: In search of the meaning of 'Mozingo'

  Created: Friday, 21 May 2010 09:24

  Curious about his unusual surname, a journalist and father named Joe Mozingo traces his lineage to Virginia in the 1600s - and unearths a conflicted past.  Click here to read this fascinating story in the Los Angeles Times....

• 05/19/2010: GEDCOM comparisons for genealogy research

  Created: Wednesday, 19 May 2010 13:29

  One of our members passed along a tip about a new free website where you can upload your GEDCOM to help identify possible hidden ancestral connections with distant cousins.  As the developer of the site mentions, sometimes the methodical process of a com...

• 05/18/2010: Italian Gene Study Weakens Neanderthal-Modern European Link

  Created: Tuesday, 18 May 2010 08:49

  (ANSA) - Florence, May 17 - An Italian study out this week lends fresh weight to the theory that today's Europeans are not descended from Neanderthals, despite a recent study indicating Neanderthal DNA is common in many modern humans. The research, which ...

• 05/17/2010: New Developments in the Project over the past month

  Created: Monday, 17 May 2010 08:53

  New yDNA test results returned from the FTDNA lab for the following five participants over the past month.  These participants were added to various groups as follows:175935 was added to Group 2 123739 was added to Group 32 170813 was added to Group 40...

• 05/15/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 15 May 2010 09:12

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 15 May 2010:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 05/12/2010, 352, 174856, Y-DNA 37 05/14/2010, 350, 173857, Mt-DNA FGS 05/17/2010, 354, 151873, Family Finder Autosomal ...

• 05/13/2010: DNA proves Australia's Charles Kingston was a Playboy

  Created: Thursday, 13 May 2010 15:18

  Charles Cameron Kingston's reputation as South Australia's promiscuous premier has been confirmed through DNA testing.  Former premier John Bannon said Kingston was a colourful historic figure who probably would have enjoyed being the subject of controve...

• 05/11/2010: Did British Settlers arrive in America before Pilgrim Fathers?

  Created: Tuesday, 11 May 2010 10:42

  Andy Powell, mayor of Bideford in north Devon, England, wants to use DNA testing to prove residents from his port town settled in America three decades before the Pilgrim Fathers.  He believes a fleet sailed from Bideford in 1587 and subsequently founde...

• 05/09/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Sunday, 09 May 2010 10:35

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 9 May 2010: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 05/03/2010, 352, 152678, Family Finder Autosomal Test 05/14/2010, 350, 173857, Mt-DNA FGS 05/17/2010, 354, 151873, Fam...

• 05/07/2010: Scientists say Neanderthal Genes 'survive in us'

  Created: Friday, 07 May 2010 10:37

  Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.  This conclusion comes from analysis of the Neanderthal genome done by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.  Here is a link to the fu...

• 05/06/2010: US Scientist has genome screened for disease risk

  Created: Thursday, 06 May 2010 09:33

    A US scientist named Stephen Quake has had his entire genome screened for genes which predict diseases he may develop later in life.  The screening cost less than $50,000.  Scientists say this study ushers in a new era of personalized medicine.  He...

• 05/03/2010: DNA Indicates One Common Ancestor Behind Blue Eyes

  Created: Monday, 03 May 2010 10:37

  People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new DNA research.  A team of scientists has identified a single genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes.  The mutation supposedly occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago.  Here is ...

• 05/02/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Sunday, 02 May 2010 10:19

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 2 May 2010:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 05/03/2010, 352, 152678, Family Finder Autosomal Test 05/07/2010, 353, 174738, Y-DNA 12 05/14/2010, 352, 174856, Y-D...

• 05/01/2010: May Issue of Phillips DNA Project Newsletter has been posted

  Created: Saturday, 01 May 2010 10:30

  The May 2010 Phillips DNA Project newsletter has been posted on the News page of our Phillips DNA website at this link.  You may elect to read the newsletter in PDF format or plain text.  This month the newsletter contains information on the new autos...