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Here is a link to a video on YouTube posted by Maurice Gleeson with regard to a talk he gave at the Irish Genealogical Research Society on 20 March 2013.

Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture.  Click here to read more in BBC News.

Here is a link to an interesting talk by Keven Davies, author of "The $1,000 Genome", that was delivered at the HGP10 Symposium on April 25, 2013.

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 05/14/2013:

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

01/31/2013, 494, 93184, Various SNPs

05/31/2013, 510, 279302, Family Finder

06/03/2013, 505, 111792, Family Finder

06/03/2013, 509, 280691, Super DNA

HOUSTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FamilyTreeDNA.con, the genetic genealogy arm of Gene by Gene, Ltd., has lowered the price of its mid-level maternal line mtDNA test to $49, effective immediately.  The company announced it will offer its...