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The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 31 July 2009:

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

07/06/2009, 309, 52586, Refine Y-DNA (38 to 67 markers)

07/08/2009, 309, 53092, Refine Y-DNA (26 to 37 markers)

07/13/2009, 310, 150158,...

Apparently Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley both trace their Y-DNA back to Niall of the Nine Hostages, the 4th or 5th century Irish warlord who supposedly created one of the dominant strains of Irish DNA signatures because...

Two more British men ordered kits and joined our project today as a result of our on-going campaign to recruit more European participants.  One of them traces his Phillips line back to Bristol and the other one actually has the surname Phillip and...

Hurry!  You only have one more week to take advantage of FTDNA's summer sale on DNA tests.  Here are the tests that are on sale:

Y-DNA 37 Marker Test:  $119.00 (regular price $149.00)
Y-DNA 67 Marker Test:  $199.00 (regular price $238.00)
Mt-DNA Plus...

The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 25 July 2009:

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

07/06/2009, 309, 52586, Refine Y-DNA (38 to 67 markers)

07/08/2009, 309, 105015, Refine Y-DNA (13 to 25 markers)

07/08/2009, 309, 53092,...