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Charles Cameron Kingston's reputation as South Australia's promiscuous premier has been confirmed through DNA testing.  Former premier John Bannon said Kingston was a colourful historic figure who probably would have enjoyed being the subject of...


Andy Powell, mayor of Bideford in north Devon, England, wants to use DNA testing to prove residents from his port town settled in America three decades before the Pilgrim Fathers.  He believes a fleet sailed from Bideford in 1587 and subsequently...


The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 9 May 2010:

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

03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP

05/03/2010, 352, 152678, Family Finder Autosomal Test

05/14/2010, 350, 173857, Mt-DNA FGS

05/17/2010, 354, 151873,...


Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.  This conclusion comes from analysis of the Neanderthal genome done by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.  Here is alink to the...

 

A US scientist named Stephen Quake has had his entire genome screened for genes which predict diseases he may develop later in life.  The screening cost less than $50,000.  Scientists say this study ushers in a new era of personalized medicine.  Here is a...