Informed consent is critical for the ethical practice of forensic genetic genealogy.
A class action lawsuit alleges that FamilyTreeDNA has been sharing user details with Facebook.
GEDmatch, the much beloved free site for genetic genealogy, is now the target of two class-action lawsuits that could make…
Take your genetic genealogy to the next level using shared match information in BanyanDNA.
Once you get below 20 cM, a match is more likely to be a 10th cousin than a 4th cousin.…
BanyanDNA gives us more power to validate our biological trees.
MyHeritage now allows their DNA customers to share their DNA results with a collaborator. This is great news for everyone…
Several years ago, I helped an adoptee I called “Gordon” identify his biological father. (Gordon is a pseudonym, as…
This blog started in 2016 on a whim. Genetic genealogists seemed eager to learn about the science and math behind…
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