In honor of Mother’s Day, several of the testing companies are having sales on their DNA tests. Now’s a good time…
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…
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.…
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…