Getting your relatives to take DNA tests can boost your knowledge about your genetic connections—and can get family members more interested in their roots. Here are 5 important tips for DNA testing your relatives. Did you SEE those holiday price wars at the DNA...
Unexpected DNA ethnicity results may cause us to reconsider our sense of identity—and our family trees. A WSJ article on DNA testing I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a reporter, Cameron McWhirter, who found a discrepancy between his family...
Get started organizing your DNA matches with these 3 suggestions for turning your jumbled list into an organized group of genetic networks—and eventually, a better family tree. At my house, I can tell whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher by the state of the...
DNA testing on hair samples hopes to shed light on pirates and Polynesian women associated with the legendary HMS Bounty. Does this mean you can send a relative’s lock of hair for DNA testing, too? HMS Bounty provides DNA bounty Sometimes history provides us with a...
Important 2023 update: As of January 2023, GEDmatch has a new owner. Verogen, a forensic testing company that works with law enforcement, purchased GEDmatch in 2019. Verogen has now been acquired by QIAGEN, a Dutch company. According to their website, QIAGEN helps...
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