Last month, scientists from AncestryDNA published a research paper in the journal Nature Communications that describes the science underlying the forthcoming…
Some AncestryDNA users who have tried to register a new kit in the past couple of days are getting this…
The size of the autosomal database at a DNA testing company is an important consideration when deciding where to test.…
In an earlier post, I mentioned in passing that AncestryDNA’s Match White Paper (31 March 2016) misused the word meioses…
My personal wish list for genetic genealogy in 2017 involves realistic, optimistic, and moon-shot goals. For example, I have identified…
Today, AncestryDNA announced that their database of DNA test takers now exceeds 3 million. They also reported that they sold 1.4…
One of my favorite visualization tools for family trees is one I recently discovered at https://learnforeverlearn.com/ancestors/. It is being developed by…
The one thing we genealogists probably want most from our autosomal DNA matches is something they can’t give us: an…
Usually, the first questions someone new to genetic genealogy asks are “Which test should I do? And which company should I use?”…