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Here is a link to an article in Discover Magazine written by an American journalist with the odd name of Boonsri Dickinson who tried out a trio of genetic tests to find out what they could tell her about her identity and her ancestry.

How has a small Portuguese Jewish community in northern Portugal retained its genetic identity while avoiding the inbreeding that usually occurs in such situations?  Here is a link to an interesting story at Haaretz.com.  

The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 9 January 2010:

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

01/08/2010, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA

01/08/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA

01/15/2010, 331, 124770, Mega mtDNA

02/12/2010, 339, 168404, Y-DNA...

We had new yDNA test results return from the FTDNA lab for three participants over the past month.  These members were added to various groups as follows:

157458 was added to R1b Singletons

166684 was added to R1b Singletons

166827 was added to...

Here is a link to a preview of "Faces of America" coming to PBS in February.  In his latest series on ancestry, Henry Louis Gates Jr. asks the question, "Where do you come from?"   Looks like it is going to be a great series!