There are now more than 53 million tested DNA kits, and growth has been steady for the past 5 years.
Genetic genealogy needs to protect itself with cryptosignatures.
Relationship Predictor Survey The Relationship Predictor Survey was launched in March 2023 to collect large-scale data from citizen scientists (like…
In a fit of anger, William Leslie Arnold murdered his parents in 1958 in Nebraska. He escaped jail in 1967,…
How much do ages improve the new relationship predictions at MyHeritage? Here’s a sneak peek into a longer-term study.
Science is like a ratchet. Each discovery builds upon previous work, and ideas that withstand scrutiny become stepping stones to…
The Zoo Problem Imagine a 5-year-old telling you about their trip to the zoo. They might, in breathless excitement, report…
It’s that time of year, folks, when AncestryDNA does their annual update of ethnicity estimates! These are the percentages accompanied…
Negative evidence is the absence of something you would expect to see under the circumstances. We use negative evidence daily…
AncestryDNA recently introduced a new feature that maps your ethnicities onto your individual chromosomes. This beta chromosome painter can be…