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Phillips Family Group 21 has a possible Irish match with a man who has the last name Philben, an Irish variation of Phillips.  Kit number 65465 has only tested 12 markers, but he is a perfect 12/12 match with Group 21.  This participant traces his...

A man named Richard Hill has become an advocate of using the Internet and DNA to help other adoptees seeking information about their biological parents.  Here is a link to his story that appeared yesterday (for Father's Day) in the Grand Rapids News.

The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 20 June 2009:

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

06/26/2009, 306, 150069, Y-DNA (26 to 37 markers)

06/29/2009, 308, 50779, Deep Clade R

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

Fishermen dredging the bottom of the North Sea have recovered a fragment from the front of a skull belonging to a young Neanderthal male.  Analysis of chemical isotopes suggest the fossil is 60,000 years old.  It is thought that Neanderthals were our...

Offer summary: 

• Y-DNA37+mtDNA for $119. (The regular project price is $248 - a reduction of more than 50%!!)
• The promotion will begin on June 9, 2009 and will end on June 24, 2009
• Kits ordered in this sale must be paid for by June 30, 2009

This is a...