The arrest of the Golden State Killer has sparked debates about the ethics of government representatives using a private genealogy…
This post has been updated. On April 25, 2018, news broke that Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested as the serial…
In honor of National DNA Day, The DNA Geek has partnered with CelebrateDNA.com to give away three personalized DNA Double…
Until midnight Pacific Time, 23andMe is accepting transfers of raw DNA data from AncestryDNA. To start the process, click here,…
Variety is the spice of life, they say, but where does variety come from? Genetically speaking, it comes from mutations.…
DNA Day Sales are on across the board! All of the main genetic genealogy companies are offering steep discounts on…
The first post of this series ended with a reference to different “types” of DNA. In truth, DNA is DNA,…
Last night, AncestryDNA quietly and unilaterally ended the price war that’s been driving the explosive growth of the autosomal DNA…
The probability approach to testing hypotheses that I described in the “Science the Heck Out of Your DNA” series relies…
Have you ever wondered what DNA does when it’s not helping you with your family history? Understanding its day job…