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…
If you have taken the AncestryDNA test and “attached” a family tree to your results, Ancestry’s computers will search the trees…
On March 28, 2017, AncestryDNA rolled out a novel and exciting feature called Genetic Communities — GCs for short — as…
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…
My personal wish list for genetic genealogy in 2017 involves realistic, optimistic, and moon-shot goals. For example, I have identified…
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…