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The June issue of our Phillips DNA Project's newsletter has been posted on this website.  Just click on the News tab in the blue bar above and you can elect to read the newsletter in PDF, XPS or plain text format.  This month the newsletter contains...

The publication of the Neanderthal genome last year offered proof that Homo sapiens bred with Neanderthals after leaving Africa.  According to an article in New Scientist, when the first modern humans left Africa they were ill-equipped to cope with...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 26 June 2011:

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

07/06/2011, 413, 29631, Refine 67 to 111 markers

07/08/2011, 412, 206072, Y-DNA 67

07/11/2011, 411, 204208, Y-DNA 37

07/20/2011, 415, 202983, Refine...

Eugene Hough, of Heritage Guild Works, uses ground-penetrating radar to determine the location of unmarked graves in the Allentown Presbyterian Cemetery.  Repairing and restoring historic grave monuments is the heart of what his company, Heritage...

Bad news for fans of the X-Men: It may take longer to create a new class of mutant superhumans than previous estimates suggested.  The first direct measurements of human mutation rates reveal that the speed at which successive generations accumulate...