UPDATE 8 AUGUST 2017: The website mentioned in this post, https://dnaprocessingtime.com/, has been taken down and is no longer available.…
In May 2017, the Journal of Genetic Genealogy renewed publication with a new issue after an extended hiatus. You can…
Curious which genetic genealogy DNA tests are offered where you live? This list shows which companies sell tests in which countries…
In honor of Mother’s Day, several of the testing companies are having sales on their DNA tests. Now’s a good time…
My Mawmaw (grandmother) lost her father when she was only 3. Her strongest memory of him was being held…
I recently published a post in which I estimated the effective database sizes for Family Tree DNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritage…
One of my favorite things to do is update the graph I provide to the genetic genealogy community showing the…
The past few months have brought some exciting news from two of the main autosomal DNA (atDNA) companies: AncestryDNA exceeded 3 million…
AncestryDNA and 23andMe periodically announce the sizes of their autosomal databases. AncestryDNA reached 3 million in January, and 23andMe just announced…
In a televised interview on 7 April 2017, the CEO of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki, discussed the company’s new FDA-approved disease-risk…