DNA was in several news stories this spring when DNA was used to arrest a suspect for the Golden State Killer. DNA was used in several more cold cases, discussed in DNA in the News, Solving More Police Cases. An article from the MIT Technology Review Genetic genealogy is now solving recent crimes, not just cold… Continue reading DNA Used to Solve Recent Crime
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DNA in the News, Solving More Police Cases
DNA has been in the news a lot lately. It started with the announcement that police had likely identified the Golden State Killer by using DNA matches to his DNA on Gedmatch. Now additional cases are using similar methods. This weekend the New York Times published an article about five additional police cases. The article… Continue reading DNA in the News, Solving More Police Cases
DNA Day at Genealogy Jamboree 2018
Genealogy Jamboree hosted a number of great speakers for their DNA Day on May 31st. These include Paul Woodbury, Leah Larkin, Michael Lacopo, Tim Janzen, Angie Bush, and Blaine Bettinger. Six of the sessions were presented for live streaming and can still be viewed. From Chance to Design: Planning for Successful Genetic Genealogy Research,… Continue reading DNA Day at Genealogy Jamboree 2018
DNA in the News, Finding the Parents of Jim Palmer
DNA has been in the news again this past week. This time baseball Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, an adoptee, found the identities of his parents. The article is in the Washington Post.
DNA Day Sales April 2018
DNA Day is April 25th. The DNA testing companies usually hold DNA test kit sales to commemorate. Ancestry DNA is having a sale on DNA kits through Sunday, April 29th. The price is $59 plus shipping (about $10 for the first kit, about $5 for additional kits). I often suggest to buy kits on Amazon… Continue reading DNA Day Sales April 2018
NGS Conference 2018 Streaming Lectures
The conference for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) will be held May 2-5 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this year. If you are like me and won't be attending in person, NGS offers three packages to watch live streamed lectures from the conference. I will be purchasing the ten-lecture package again this year. These is a… Continue reading NGS Conference 2018 Streaming Lectures
MedBetterDNA – Improve the AncestryDNA Experience
Recently I attended seminars by genetic genealogist Blaine Bettinger. During one of his lectures he recommended MedBetterDNA. MedBetterDNA is a Chrome extension that brings all the person notes in AncestryDNA to the match list. It makes notes visible at the top level, so you don't have to click down to a person to see them.… Continue reading MedBetterDNA – Improve the AncestryDNA Experience
DNA Sales for Valentine’s Day 2018
A number of companies are holding DNA sales for Valentine's Day: Ancestry DNA - $69 vs. $99; I suggest you buy at Amazon if possible for free shipping FamilyTreeDNA - $59 vs. $79 (sellers on Amazon are not currently offering their sale price) MyHeritage - $69 vs. $99, $59 for two or more kits; also… Continue reading DNA Sales for Valentine’s Day 2018
Gizmodo Article, How DNA Testing Botched My Family’s Heritage, and Probably Yours, Too
This week Gizmodo published an article about Genetics: "How DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage, and Probably Yours, Too." The author's grandfather was an orphan, whose mother was later identified to him as a Syrian woman. The author finds that DNA testing for herself and members of her family give ethnicity results that are not… Continue reading Gizmodo Article, How DNA Testing Botched My Family’s Heritage, and Probably Yours, Too
Comparing Ethnicity Estimates at Four DNA Testing Companies
Have you had your DNA tested by one of the major DNA testing companies? Have you seen your ethnicity results? Do you believe them? Last year, after testing most of my family's oldest generation, I finally decided to take DNA tests myself. (See My DNA Results are Back; Break Out the Chocolate! and I Took A Second DNA… Continue reading Comparing Ethnicity Estimates at Four DNA Testing Companies
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