Unexpected DNA connections increasingly pop up in DNA match lists in genetic genealogy databases. Here are 3 tips for respecting family privacy while also respecting those searching for biological roots. As our DNA databases swell with more individual test results,...
Y DNA testing is a great way to explore your paternal family line. Here’s a quick get-started video tutorial and two essential tips for taking a YDNA test for family history. Y DNA testing is a specific type of genetic genealogy test that can help answer questions...
DNA testing companies have been hard at work, re-calibrating our ethnicity estimates based on newer and better data. DNA ethnicity results—those pretty pie charts and percentages—are based on fancy math and reference populations. The initial reference...
A MyHeritage DNA update simplifies the site experience and adds interesting options for researchers. MyHeritage continues to release improvements to its DNA product that are meant to both enhance our experience with their website, and also make it easier to do our...
Forensic genealogy is helping solve crimes in new ways—and creating business for those who can help investigators reconstruct and identify DNA samples. In 2018, police used DNA to identify the notorious Golden State Killer. Their method: putting the DNA evidence from...
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